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| FGM: Brisbane couple face court charged with taking daughters to Africa for procedure | |
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| A Brisbane couple have appeared in court charged with taking their two daughters to Africa to undergo female genital mutilation. | A Brisbane couple have appeared in court charged with taking their two daughters to Africa to undergo female genital mutilation. |
| Related: FGM: Brisbane couple charged with taking two girls to Africa for procedure | Related: FGM: Brisbane couple charged with taking two girls to Africa for procedure |
| The man, 53, and woman, 41, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, made a brief appearance in the Beenleigh magistrates court on Wednesday. | The man, 53, and woman, 41, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, made a brief appearance in the Beenleigh magistrates court on Wednesday. |
| Their case, believed to be the first prosecution of its kind in Queensland, was adjourned for a committal mention on 16 March. | Their case, believed to be the first prosecution of its kind in Queensland, was adjourned for a committal mention on 16 March. |
| They face two counts each of removing a child from the state for female genital mutilation, with police alleging they took their daughters, aged nine and 12, to Africa in April for the procedure. | They face two counts each of removing a child from the state for female genital mutilation, with police alleging they took their daughters, aged nine and 12, to Africa in April for the procedure. |
| The pair, who were accompanied in court by children, including two primary school-aged girls, declined to comment to media outside court. | The pair, who were accompanied in court by children, including two primary school-aged girls, declined to comment to media outside court. |
| Their lawyer Frank Brewer also declined to comment. | Their lawyer Frank Brewer also declined to comment. |
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