Just IN: Father Of 6-Month-Old Girl Subjected To #FGM To Remain In Custody💪🏽
#Kenyan: A couple who subjected their 6-month-old daughter to female genital mutilation in Leparua, Isiolo North, last week had rushed her to a local hospital with a severe fever before she was sent to
#Kenyan: A couple who subjected their 6-month-old daughter to female genital mutilation in Leparua, Isiolo North, last week had rushed her to a local hospital with a severe fever before she was sent to
Isiolo Referral Hospital, where health workers discovered that she had been “cut”.
Ms Linda Kiruki, a clinical officer at Isiolo Referral who handled the case, said the #child had a deep wound and her genitals were covered with tea leaves to ostensibly reduce bleeding.
Appearing
Ms Linda Kiruki, a clinical officer at Isiolo Referral who handled the case, said the #child had a deep wound and her genitals were covered with tea leaves to ostensibly reduce bleeding.
Appearing
before Isiolo Chief Magistrate Lucy Mutai, Ms Kiruki said the child’s clitoris had been cut and that the labia majora had a deep wound that showed the illegal procedure was carried out with a blunt object.
“The child cried uncontrollably while we assessed the wound. The severe
“The child cried uncontrollably while we assessed the wound. The severe
fever was due to infections and the injuries and she took some time before the temperatures subsided,” she told the #court.
Medics resolved to check the #child after her mother allegedly confessed that they had subjected their daughter to the cut the previous day, on November 6.
Medics resolved to check the #child after her mother allegedly confessed that they had subjected their daughter to the cut the previous day, on November 6.
“The child had also lost a lot of blood. She is still admitted at the hospital,” Ms Kiruki said.
The child’s father, Dickson Kinyaga, was last Wednesday charged with aiding and abetting the outlawed practice, contrary to Section 20 (b) of the Prohibition of FGM Act 2011.
The child’s father, Dickson Kinyaga, was last Wednesday charged with aiding and abetting the outlawed practice, contrary to Section 20 (b) of the Prohibition of FGM Act 2011.
Magistrate Mutai ordered that the 28-year-old man be detained until November 24, when the hearing of the case will continue.
Source: The Nation (Kenya)
#WomanLifeFreedom #women #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #FGM #womensrights #Health #HealthInclusivity #healthylifestyle #endfgm
Source: The Nation (Kenya)
#WomanLifeFreedom #women #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #FGM #womensrights #Health #HealthInclusivity #healthylifestyle #endfgm
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