Reward in female circumcision cases

A reward of £20,000 is being offered to bring the first person in the UK to justice for the barbaric ritual of female circumcision.

It is feared that up to 66,000 women and girls in the UK are at risk of genital mutilation, a tradition traced back to many African nations.

One London health specialist said she is treating up to 500 women every year for health problems linked to the practice. But police said no one has ever been prosecuted despite specific new legislation outlawing both those who undertake the procedure and arrange it.

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