The first prosecutions over female genital mutilation in the UK have been announced by the Crown Prosecution Service.
The BBC reports that Dr Dhanoun Dharmasena will be prosecuted for an alleged offence while working at the Whittington Hospital in London in November 2012, and Hasan Mohamed will face a charge of intentionally encouraging an offence of female genital mutilation.
The pair will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 15 April.
Source: CYPNow
