(CNN) A mother-of-three has become the first person to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK, in a landmark verdict given at the Old Bailey in London on Friday.

The Central Criminal Court confirmed to CNN that a 37-year-old Ugandan woman from Walthamstow, London, was found guilty of performing FGM on her daughter in summer 2017.

The mother wept in court when the verdict was announced, the UK's Press Association (PA) news agency reported, while her partner, 43, from Ghana, was acquitted of all charges. The couple, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had denied the charges of performing FGM and failing to protect a girl from the risk of genital mutilation.

"You have been found guilty of a serious offense against your daughter," Judge Mrs Justice Whipple said, as she warned of a "lengthy" prison sentence. The woman has been remanded in custody and will now be sentenced on March 8, according to London's Metropolitan Police.

Detective Chief Inspector Ian Baker from the Metropolitan Police acknowledged the "bravery" of the victim since the ordeal, and confirmed in a statement that she has made a "very speedy recovery" and been placed with another family.

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