Female genital mutilation trial hears no blood found on toy accused couple say caused injury

The trial of a couple accused of the female genital mutilation of their daughter has heard that no blood was found on the toy which the accused said caused the injury to the child when she fell on it.

The couple, who cannot be named for legal reasons, both pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to one count of carrying out an act of female genital mutilation on a then one-year-old girl at an address in Dublin on September 16, 2016.