Despite female genital mutilation (FGM) being banned in Egypt since 2007, the brutal practice is still widespread in the country and especially in rural areas. A 17-year-old girl died undergoing illegal female genital mutilation surgery in the country.
- Mayar Mohamed Mousa, 17, died while under full anaesthesia in hospital
- The death happened in the province of Suez, area's health ministry revealed
- Prosecutors are investigating the death, which happened at a private hospital
Despite the ban in 2008, female genital mutilation (FGM) is still widespread in Egypt, especially in rural areas. It is practised among Muslims as well as Egypt's minority Christians.
The law led to the first prison sentence against a doctor in Egypt in January last year, with the girl's father in that case given a three-month suspended sentence.
On Sunday, Mousa's sister had just undergone the operation before she was sent in for surgery.
The girls' mother is a nurse, while their late father was a surgeon. The operation was being carried out by a registered female doctor, according to Abdel-Samee.
Authorities shut down the hospital on Monday after transferring patients to other hospitals as prosecutors questioned the hospital manager and medical staff involved in the operation, Abdel-Samee said.
They have also spoken to the mother, a prosecution official said.
The case was opened after a health inspector reported the circumstances of the girl's death.
Sources:
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3616881/Egypt-investigates-teenage-girls-death-female-circumcision-operation.html#ixzz4AIOJcukw Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
The law led to the first prison sentence against a doctor in Egypt in January last year, with the girl's father in that case given a three-month suspended sentence.
On Sunday, Mousa's sister had just undergone the operation before she was sent in for surgery.
The girls' mother is a nurse, while their late father was a surgeon. The operation was being carried out by a registered female doctor, according to Abdel-Samee.
Authorities shut down the hospital on Monday after transferring patients to other hospitals as prosecutors questioned the hospital manager and medical staff involved in the operation, Abdel-Samee said.
They have also spoken to the mother, a prosecution official said.
The case was opened after a health inspector reported the circumstances of the girl's death.
Sources:
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3616881/Egypt-investigates-teenage-girls-death-female-circumcision-operation.html#ixzz4AIOJcukw Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
