A woman who took her two young daughters to Africa for female genital mutilation has been sentenced to four years in prison, becoming the first person in Queensland to be jailed for the crime.

OTO: The guilty woman cannot be identified for legal reasons. (ABC News: Melanie Vujkovic) Key points: Judge Leanne Clare said the mother betrayed her position of trust with her daughters The court heard the mother told a child safety officer in Australia she would not subject her girls to FGM The mother must serve eight months in … Continue reading A woman who took her two young daughters to Africa for female genital mutilation has been sentenced to four years in prison, becoming the first person in Queensland to be jailed for the crime.