Amina Noor, 40, was found guilty by a popular jury last October of having contributed to a three-year-old girl undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) She became the first person of British nationality convicted of helping to carry out female circumcision abroad. The judge described the crime as "truly horrific and heinous" and praised the victim's "bravery" The victim had confided in her English teacher when she was 16 years old, and investigations were carried out in Kenya and the United Kingdom.