The case – believed to be the initial of its kind in Britain – was revealed in a Government report which found the number of people being smuggled to the UK has risen by more than 50 per cent previous year.
In total, 371 children were trafficked, including 95 from Vietnam, 67 from Nigeria and 25 from China, based on the review.
ContinueThe girl's organs were taken with the intention of selling them to someone requiring a transplant.
Child protection charities warned the shocking case is unlikely to be an isolated incident.
Bharti
Patel, the principle executive of Ecpat UK, a charity which campaigns
against child sexual exploitation and trafficking, told The Daily Telegraph :
“Traffickers are exploiting the demand for organs and the vulnerability
of children. It's unlikely a trafficker will take this risk and bring
only one child to the UK. It is likely there was a group.”
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