Woman dies after undergoing genital mutilation (photos)

According to the Chronicle newspaper, a 33-year old woman, selina Mugande has died after under genital mutilation. Following the surgery, the deceased began to bleed excessively from the cut which made her seek medical help.

The procedure was reportedly performed at home, by the victim’s husband’s grandmother who used a razor blade as the surgical instrument. The victim’s husband’s grandmother has since been arrested by the police following the death of lady.

The Police spokesperson, Siphiwe Makonese, told the paper: “Following the recent incident which involved genital mutilation, we are concerned about the public’s continued use of traditional means which aren’t medically safe to treat their ailments.”

The Chronicle further disclosed that villagers in the district said female genital mutilation, usually carried out for non-medical reasons, is little talked about in Zimbabwe but reportedly goes on in some communities.

“We often circumcise women by cutting off parts of their external genitalia to deal with infertility and other problems but one controversial practice is the elongation of the labia,” the villagers noted.

source: Daily post