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Ireland’s FGM Miscarriage of Justice | Cork News
Ireland’s first FGM wrongful conviction case takes a major legal turn as the State agrees to cover the couple’s legal costs after a landmark miscarriage of justice ruling. Convicted in 2019 for allegedly subjecting their one-year-old daughter to FGM — a charge they vehemently denied — the parents spent two years in prison before their convictions were overturned in 2021. A new Swedish expert report, later backed by the State’s own forensic team, conclusively proved the child had never undergone the procedure, and injuries were consistent with a fall, not FGM. The Court of Appeal granted the…
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