Doctors in UK to be investigated over female circumcision claims
POLICE IN London and the west midlands are to launch an investigation following the emergence of recordings showing a doctor and dentist offering to carry out, or arrange, female genital mutilation (FGM) on young girls.
The allegations against the two, and an alternative medical practitioner, were published in the Sunday Times, which is to be contacted by the Metropolitan Police and West Midlands Constabulary.
The majority of British-based victims are from Egyptian, Ethiopian, Somalian and Sudanese families, while young girls from Nigerian, Kenyan, Togolese and Senegalese backgrounds are also at risk, says lobby group Forward.
The Met has been contacted by 166 young girls, since 2008,who feared they were about to be subjected to FGM on the orders of their African parents. Proponents believe it is necessary to curb the sexual appetites of young women.
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