WA women face genital mutilation charge after female baby circumcision request
Channel: Siri News
Date: 2021-03-12

WA women face genital mutilation charge after female baby circumcision request.
West Australian police have charged two women with planning to commit female genital mutilation on a two-week old baby as part of their cultural beliefs.
The women, aged 23 and 50, allegedly approached a doctor in January to conduct a female circumcision on the infant.
Police say the doctor refused to conduct the procedure and the women were investigated by child abuse squad detectives.
They have each been charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence and will face Armadale Magistrates Court on Friday.
“The WA Police Force embraces the diversity provided by the many cultural and ethnic groups that form our community,” WA Police said in a statement.
“Practices which may be acceptable by some cultures and in some countries may constitute criminal offences in Western Australia.
“It is an offence to commit female genital mutilation in Western Australia.”
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