Monday 9 February 2015

Northants police hold FGM suspect

Northants police hold FGM suspect A woman has been arrested at Heathrow Airport for conspiracy to commit female genital mutilation (FGM).

The 42-year-old was about to board a flight travelling to Ghana via Amsterdam when she was held by officers carrying out an FGM awareness operation.

The woman, a British national born in Zimbabwe, was taken to a west London police station.

An eight-year-old girl with the woman was taken into social services' care.

The arrested woman was subsequently transferred to Northamptonshire Police who will investigate the case. BBC News

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