A married African couple have been sentenced to jail with the man getting five-and-a-half years and the woman getting four years and nine months respectively for the female genital mutilation of their then 21-month-old baby daughter.
The man, aged 37 and woman aged 27, had pleaded not guilty to procuring an act of FGM at an address in Dublin on the 16 September 2016.
The child is now five years of age and to protect her identity, the couple cannot be named for legal reasons.
RTE report that the couple’s conviction at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court last November was the first in the history of the State.
The couple were also found guilty of one count of child cruelty on the same date. RTE say that the husband was sentenced to three years on that count and the wife to two years and nine months.
Disgustingly, the court heard that the couple went to hospital with their daughter and asked for help because she was bleeding from the genital area.
They had claimed the child had sustained her injuries by falling backwards onto a toy while not wearing a nappy but this was disputed by leading medical professionals who came to the conclusion that her injury was not sustained accidentally.
Medical personnel reported the incident to the gardai with the couple eventually being jailed over the heinous crime.
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