FGM doctor arrested in Egypt after girl, 12, bleeds to death

Child had been taken by her family to have the procedure, still prevalent in the country despite new laws to combat it

A doctor has been arrested after the death of a 12-year-old girl he had performed female genital mutilation (FGM) on.

Nada Hassan Abdel-Maqsoud bled to death at a private clinic in Manfalout, close to the city of Assiut, after her parents, uncle and aunt took her for the procedure.

The police and officials carrying out investigations don’t care about domestic and sexual violence, including FGM

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