08 April 2012

I wed aged FIVE... in the UK

The Islamic ceremony effectively ended her childhood and paved the way for years of abuse.

Just as shockingly, this was not happening in a remote Third World village — but in a large town in the north of England.

Samina has decided to speak out after Britain’s Forced Marriage Unit revealed that last year the 1,468 cases they investigated included another girl of five. There are thought to be another 6,500 cases that went unreported. [The Sun] Read more