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| Pair arrested at Heathrow Airport over FGM offences | Pair arrested at Heathrow Airport over FGM offences |
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| A man and woman have been arrested at Heathrow Airport in connection with female genital mutilation (FGM) offences, Metropolitan Police said. | A man and woman have been arrested at Heathrow Airport in connection with female genital mutilation (FGM) offences, Metropolitan Police said. |
| The woman, 49, was arrested after arriving on a flight from Nairobi, Kenya. An eight-year-old girl in her company was taken into protective care. | The woman, 49, was arrested after arriving on a flight from Nairobi, Kenya. An eight-year-old girl in her company was taken into protective care. |
| The man, 45, who was not on the flight, was also arrested at the airport. | The man, 45, who was not on the flight, was also arrested at the airport. |
| The pair are being questioned on suspicion of assisting a non-UK person to carry out FGM overseas. | The pair are being questioned on suspicion of assisting a non-UK person to carry out FGM overseas. |
| Concerns were raised by a south London school about one of their pupils who had failed to attend school and was believed to have been taken to Somalia. | Concerns were raised by a south London school about one of their pupils who had failed to attend school and was believed to have been taken to Somalia. |
| The arrests were made after officers from the Camberwell Child Abuse Investigation Team were issued with an FGM Prevention Order. | |
| FGM, is when a girl's genitals are either partially or totally removed for non-medical reasons. | FGM, is when a girl's genitals are either partially or totally removed for non-medical reasons. |
| Doctors, nurses, midwives and teachers are now required to report cases of girls who have suffered the treatment to police, or risk losing their jobs. | Doctors, nurses, midwives and teachers are now required to report cases of girls who have suffered the treatment to police, or risk losing their jobs. |
| The rules, which came into force in October, apply in England and Wales when girls under 18 say they have been cut or staff recognise the signs. | The rules, which came into force in October, apply in England and Wales when girls under 18 say they have been cut or staff recognise the signs. |