Just IN: After A Woman’s Death From #FGM, Court Frees Cutter On Bail🤦🏾
#SierraLeone: Magistrate Momoh Lanasana in Bonthe District has granted bail to a #woman accused of manslaughter after the death of a 21-year-old she subjected to FGM.
The Magistrate released the Sowei known as
#SierraLeone: Magistrate Momoh Lanasana in Bonthe District has granted bail to a #woman accused of manslaughter after the death of a 21-year-old she subjected to FGM.
The Magistrate released the Sowei known as
Sowo Sandy who is said to be in her 60s after the prosecution, for the second time, failed to bring forth their witnesses.
21-year-old Maseray Sei, a #mother of two, died in December 2021 a day after undergoing the procedure at the hands of the Sowei.
An autopsy report says she
21-year-old Maseray Sei, a #mother of two, died in December 2021 a day after undergoing the procedure at the hands of the Sowei.
An autopsy report says she
died after bleeding profusely from the procedure.
Sandy is charged with manslaughter and not directly for carrying out FGM because the practice itself is not outlawed outright even though the country’s child rights law forbids children from being subjected to “harmful treatment”.
Sandy is charged with manslaughter and not directly for carrying out FGM because the practice itself is not outlawed outright even though the country’s child rights law forbids children from being subjected to “harmful treatment”.
The landmark case first came up in court late last Friday in Moriba Town and the #magistrate refused the accused bail and sent her on remand until the adjourned date of 20 July.
Her release on the 20th of #July 2022 sparked off celebrations by her colleagues who performed some
Her release on the 20th of #July 2022 sparked off celebrations by her colleagues who performed some
traditional rites outside the court.
Sei died shortly after the passing of a 10-year-old girl, Marie Kamara, and 19-year-old Fatmata Turay who succumbed in 2016 after undergoing FGM.
Campaigners say many die as a result of FGM but the traditionalists and relatives of the deceased
Sei died shortly after the passing of a 10-year-old girl, Marie Kamara, and 19-year-old Fatmata Turay who succumbed in 2016 after undergoing FGM.
Campaigners say many die as a result of FGM but the traditionalists and relatives of the deceased
cover them up.
For the first time in half a century, a Sowei (woman engaged in the practice of female genital mutilation) is in court in Sierra Leone after the death of an initiate.
The matter was adjourned to Wednesday 27th July 2022.
#endfgm #nofgm #women #WomensRights #Girls
For the first time in half a century, a Sowei (woman engaged in the practice of female genital mutilation) is in court in Sierra Leone after the death of an initiate.
The matter was adjourned to Wednesday 27th July 2022.
#endfgm #nofgm #women #WomensRights #Girls
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