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Girl, 16, came to police in pyjamas on her wedding night after being forced to marry stranger to avoid being taken to Pakistan and shot, court told
Girl turned up at police station in pyjamas in 'distressed state'
Court heard in November last year orders had been made banning one of the defendants from arranging the child's marriage
Two women deny conspiring to force the girl to marry breaching orders
By TARA BRADY
A 16-year-old girl turned up at a police station in her pyjamas on her wedding night claiming she had been forced by her family to marry a man she had only met once, a court was told.
The girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told officers 'she would be taken to Pakistan and shot and everybody back home would be told it was suicide', Luton County Court heard.
She had fled her wedding reception, which was attended by up to 1,000 guests, and arrived at a police station 'in her pyjamas and in a distressed state'.
It was also alleged death threats had previously been made against her if she refused to marry, counsel for Bedfordshire Police James Weston told a hearing yesterday.
Read more: Girl told she would be taken to Pakistan and shot if she didn't marry man she only met once, court hears | Mail Online
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Girl turned up at police station in pyjamas in 'distressed state'
Court heard in November last year orders had been made banning one of the defendants from arranging the child's marriage
Two women deny conspiring to force the girl to marry breaching orders
By TARA BRADY
A 16-year-old girl turned up at a police station in her pyjamas on her wedding night claiming she had been forced by her family to marry a man she had only met once, a court was told.
The girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told officers 'she would be taken to Pakistan and shot and everybody back home would be told it was suicide', Luton County Court heard.
She had fled her wedding reception, which was attended by up to 1,000 guests, and arrived at a police station 'in her pyjamas and in a distressed state'.
It was also alleged death threats had previously been made against her if she refused to marry, counsel for Bedfordshire Police James Weston told a hearing yesterday.
Read more: Girl told she would be taken to Pakistan and shot if she didn't marry man she only met once, court hears | Mail Online
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
