Appeal from act finding as to use of FGM against a child.
Held: The decision was both wrong and procedurally unjust. The FGM finding was conjectural and unsupported by any real evidence. It had not been alleged, or even investigated, and therefore took the parties by surprise. It must be set aside, and as it is the foundation for the identification of the mother as having killed her daughter, that finding cannot stand either.
Judges:
Lord Justice Peter Jackson
Citations:
[2019] EWCA Civ 1947
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Children
Updated: 11 September 2022; Ref: scu.644119