A senior peer has reported a plane load of mothers to police amid fears they were taking their daughters to Africa for female genital mutilation. Former Lib Dem MP Baroness Tonge contacted Scotland Yard over her concerns about the welfare of dozens of young girls who were on the same flight as her last weekend. She said she had ‘suspicions’ the youngsters were being taken to Somalia, via the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, for FGM. After she reported her fears to Scotland Yard yesterday, detectives began checking the passenger list for last Saturday’s Ethiopian Airlines flight from Heathrow to Addis Ababa.Former Lib Dem MP Baroness Tonge contacted Scotland Yard over fearsShe had 'suspicions' the young girls were being taken to Somalia for FGMProcedure sees young girls' genital organs removed using sharp bladeWARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
The anonymous victim added: 'It's a business for the person doing the cutting and the family as once the child has been through _, whoever they will marry will pay a higher dowry, it's all about money.'