2020-01-27
First conviction for female genital mutilation sees married couple jailed
Stage: Sentence
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Credit: Collins) A married couple convicted of the female genital mutilation (FGM) of their daughter in the first case of its kind in the nation's history have been jailed. She made reference to a similar case in the UK in which a mother was convicted of cutting her three year old daughter and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment.; They have been remanded in custody since the date of their conviction by a jury.