Woman convicted of taking British girl, 3, to Kenya for female genital mutilation

Amina Noor, 39, found guilty of assisting non-UK person to carry out FGM - in first conviction of its kind

A woman has been found guilty of handing over a three-year-old British girl for female genital mutilation (FGM) during a trip to Kenya in the first conviction of its kind.

After a trial at the Old Bailey, Amina Noor, 39, was convicted of assisting another person to carry out the procedure in 2006. The conviction, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years, is the first for assisting in such harm under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003.