Gambia: FGM Case Resumes With Doctor Linking Infant’s Death To Excessive Bleeding –

By: Dawda M. Jallow & Isatou Sarr

The trial of three women charged with conducting female genital mutilation (FGM) Thursday resumed before Justice I. Janneh with a medical doctor testifying that an infant died from excessive bleeding.

It will be recalled that Fatou Camara, Hawa Conteh and Oumie Sawaneh are facing charges relating to the alleged circumcision of a one-year-old girl whose death allegedly resulted from the FGM procedure done by the three women.

During Thursday trial, State…