A 12-year-old Yemeni bride died of internal bleeding following intercourse three days after she was married off to an older man, the United Nations Children's Fund said.
The girl was married to a man at least twice her age, said Sigrid Kaag, UNICEF regional director for the Middle East and North Africa.
Her death is "a painful reminder of the risks girls face when they are married too soon," Kaag said Thursday.
Amal Basha, chairwoman of the Sisters Arab Forum for Human Rights, a Yemeni human rights group, identified the girl Friday as Elham Mahdi.
"Elham was married on March 29th and died three days later" and lived in Yemen's Hajjah province, Basha said.
The death is the latest in a series of child marriage cases in Yemen, where the minimum age to tie the knot is still under debate.
This is nothing more than legalized child pedophile!!! It makes me sick!
These pig beasts who do this to little girls ARE FULLY AWARE of what they are doing and WILL PAY for these disgusting, hateful murders they have committed. NO EXCUSE FOR THIS!!!!
Horrors. Education over Culture.
Why on earth is a story from 4/9/10 being recycled? This Just In? Not quite. News report FAIL. Or did CNN just not have it's daily quota of xenophobe bait? Come oooonnnn....I'm sure they hung someone or stoned someone or something today, right? Maybe Google it and see if ya can't dredge up a more recent story.
Child marriages that early are ridicilous
But beyond that, even if they continue, at least do not take the bride's virginity for years, and when you do, for chrissakes do not be ROUGH!
How the hell a 12 year old died from internal bleeding... means she was taken too soon, too rough!
Backwards ass monsters!
one less muslim to breed
Good point but still sad!
I hope that her family who gave her to this child molester are going through HELL!
You know, I get sick of people (muslims and non-muslims) who always try and defend the religion by saying its just extremists or political unrest or some cultural practices in a couple remote towns. Seriously?!? Stop the bs. Call it what it is! The religion is fantastically flawed...
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