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Married at 9, slain by parents at 17

news.com.au — Despair among human rights workers in Pakistan over a rash of so-called "honour killings" intensified yesterday when it was disclosed that a girl forced into marriage with a 45-year-old man at the age of nine had been killed by her parents because she asked for an annulment.

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  • Nurven, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3where is the mainstream media?
    • edwardkelly, on 09/08/2008, -0/+0you are kidding right?
      / just checking
  • edwardkelly, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1Such is life...
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