The consultant paediatrician Lindsey Mackintosh examined the girl in Bristol after her father allegedly admitted that his daughter had undergone a “small” procedure. Mackintosh told Bristol crown court she found what she believed was a small lesion measuring no more than a couple of millimetres. Police were called and the girl was examined by Mackintosh, the designated doctor for safeguarding in Bristol. During the examination, the girl’s mother told Mackintosh that her daughter had not undergone FGM. Creighton, who runs a clinic to help women who have undergone FGM, told the court that on four pictures there was the “suggestion” of a small lesion.

Source: The Guardian February 20, 2018 14:23 UTC