'I was pinned down and cut when I was six years old - since then I've had a lifetime of pain'

[Deeq A.]

A woman whose family forced her to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) at the age of six has said the UK is failing survivors. When Shamsa Araweelo moved to North London from Somalia in 2000 she had internal injuries which have caused a lifetime of ongoing pain.

Source: Hiiraan Online