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Queensland woman denies taking daughters to Somalia to undergo genital mutilation

Ahead of her trial, a Queensland woman has pleaded not guilty to two female genital mutilation charges against children.

A woman accused of sending her daughters to Somalia to undergo genital mutilation has pleaded not guilty in a Queensland court.

The defendant faces two charges of removing a child for genital mutilation- in the first prosecution of its type in Queensland.

The woman allegedly took the two girls, aged nine and 12, to Somalia in April 2015.

The defendant and the daughters cannot be identified for legal reasons.

Evidence will be heard from 10 witnesses for the jury trial in the District Court, which is expected to finish by the end of the week.

Source:sbs.com.au