A Victorian woman will spend at least a year behind bars for forcing her daughter to marry a man, who killed her after they were married. The landmark case is Australia's first sentencing of someone convicted of causing someone to enter a forced marriage.
A Victorian woman will spend at least a year behind bars for forcing her daughter to marry a man, who killed her after they were married. The landmark case is Australia's first sentencing of someone convicted of causing someone to enter a forced marriage.The case has placed a spotlight on what police believe is an underreported issue, hidden behind closed doors in Australian homes.
The sentence triggered a wave of distress in the courtroom. Jan pleaded her innocence before being taken away. One family member broke down and was helped to hospital.Jan also now faces possible deportation to Afghanistan, a dire concern for the Hazara community - which faces persecution from the Taliban. But the judge said this offence needs a strong deterrent – to ensure everyone in the country knows forced marriage is a serious offence.
Other victims are lucky to have escaped their own separate forced marriages - like Laila. We are using a pseudonym and hiding her identity for her safety."Two weeks in, that cousin was introducing me as his fiancée. He was telling people we're together" But when they married, she says she was trapped in an emotionally and physically abusive relationship.
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