Child bride dies after wedding


For Al-Shorfa.com
2010-04-08


A 12-year-old Yemeni girl died of internal bleeding three days after her marriage to a man twice her age, Gulf News reported Thursday (April 8th). Elham Shuee's family did not receive a dowry for their daughter. They conducted what is known in Yemen as a "swap marriage". Elham Shuee was married to her husband while her brother married a girl from the husband's family with no dowries exchanged.

Bookmarking

.
Article Rating: 0 /5 (0 votes)
.
Please comment on this article so that we can improve the experience of viewing this website.

Reader Comments

سیمین2010-09-03 16:02:00

Maybe lord himself take that guys life; because I have a feeling that he was going to suffer a lot in his life.

نونو محمداحمد2010-04-10 19:05:00

Allah is the only supporter. No one would agree that a 12-year old girl gets married. How mistaken her family is!

* Denotes required field

Name:
Email*:
Comments:*
1800 characters remaining (1800 max)
Enter Digits*:
Captcha