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Egypt Arrests Father & Nurse for Performing FGM on Girl, 15, in Hopeful Sign for Crackdown
The country is in a bid to stamp out the practice, with nearly 90% of women and girls affected.
By Menna A. Farouk
CAIRO, Feb 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) Egypt arrested a father and a retired nurse on Tuesday for carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM) on a 15-year-old girl, after announcing plans to toughen the penalty to 20 years.
Police made the arrests a day after the crime was reported to the public prosecution by a doctor in a hospital about 35 km northeast of the capital, Cairo, said Sabry Osman, head of a child helpline that supports children subjected to violence.