A husband and wife have been sent to Prison for tricking their daughter into travelling to Bangladesh for a forced marriage to HER COUSIN. The couple were described as “monsters” by their daughter who they had threatened to kill if she did not go ahead with the marriage. The father was jailed for four-and-a-half years and the mother for three-and-a-half years at Leeds Crown Court.
The young girl had been born in the UK and had been fully integrated into British society. She had to be rescued from a remote village in an operation by the British High Commission involving armed police after she managed to tip off her boyfriend in the UK
The woman, who is from Leeds and is now aged 20 said in a statement to the court:
I know I will always have to remain cautious but, knowing those monsters are going to be in prison, I feel the uttermost freedom in my heart. I want other girls to know that forcing someone to marry is wrong. was betrayed by the two people who are supposed to protect, love and keep you safe.”
The woman was taken to Bangladesh with other family members for what they had been told was a holiday. But the parents had made full plans for her wedding to a first cousin.
She reacted against the plan and her father then proceeded to hit her… with her mother’s encouragement, her Father also threatened to “chop her up in 18 seconds” if she continued to reject the proposed marriage.
The Lawyer defending the parents said: “These events are not borne out of malice, hate, greed or prejudice. They were borne of deep-seated culture.”
A Prosecution Spokesperson said: “This successful prosecution and the custodial sentences imposed send a clear message that forced marriage is a very serious crime and those responsible will be prosecuted.”
It is thought to be only the second case of its kind. None of those involved in the case can be named with reporting restrictions in place…
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