Baby girl dies after FGM by great-grandmother

Health experts have warned the health and social care system is "failing" young girls at risk of FGM

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A baby girl born on Christmas Day in a remote region of Tanzania was subjected to female genital mutilation by her great-grandmother and died a few days later, police said.

The girl was born to a 16-year-old single mother in the Manyara region of northern Tanzania. Five days after her birth, her 70-year-old great-grandmother performed the ritual which led to complications and the infant died in hospital.