Overview

• Amina Noor, 40, from Harrow, London, was sentenced to seven years in prison for taking a three-year-old British girl to Kenya to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) in 2006.
• This is the first successful prosecution in the UK for assisting a non-UK person to perform FGM abroad, highlighting a major legal precedent.
• The victim, now 21, revealed the crime years later to her English teacher, leading to Noor's conviction.
• The court heard how Noor was pressured by her community to carry out the procedure, which is prevalent among females of Somali origin living in Kenya.
• The sentencing aims to deter future FGM cases and encourage victims to come forward, with the UK police hoping it will remove the 'cloak of secrecy' surrounding the crime.