Published: February 9th, 2017 Updated: February 9th, 2017

Bristol has one of the highest rates of Female Genital Mutilation in the country and university boffins are hoping to discover why.

It will look at why FGM continues to be a major problem in certain areas such as Bristol.

It comes as Avon and Someret Police lead the way in investigating the phenomenon having put ten girls on protection orders from FGM) using a new set of laws.

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