DETROIT

Two More People Charged in Genital Mutilation Case

A defense attorney claimed this was a religious ritual

DETROIT, Mich. — Two more people are being charged for allegedly performing genital mutilation on two Minnesota girls. Dr. Fakhruddin Attar and his wife, Farida Attar, both of Detroit, have been charged with conspiracy. Authorities said the Attars allowed Dr. Jumana Nagarwala to perform genital mutilation on the girls, who belonged to a Muslim sect, at their Detroit-based clinic after…

Doctor Charged After Performing Genital Mutilation

Operations Were Performed On Two Young Minnesota Girls

A Detroit-area doctor has been charged with performing genital mutilation on two young girls from Minnesota. Prosecutors say Dr. Jumana Nagarwala was arrested just days after two 7-year-old girls identified her as the person who performed medical procedures on them in February. The FBI says the girls were accompanied to the clinic by their mothers. Female genital mutilation of minors…