Afghan mum who forced her daughter into an arranged marriage before her husband killed her is facing jail: 'Not in Australia'
Daily MailA woman who coerced her daughter into an arranged marriage that ended with the husband murdering the bride could be jailed for the act, a court has heard. In May, a jury found Jan guilty of coercing her daughter Ruqia Haidari, 21, into marrying Perth man Mohammad Ali Halimi in November 2019. Defence lawyer Andrew Buckland said forcing her daughter to be married was Jan acting in a misguided way that she thought was in her daughter's best interests. Ms Haidari had already had an arranged marriage at 15 years of age, but that ended and the family were burdened by a cultural stigma surrounding the separation, Mr Buckland said. Sakina Muhammad Jan, with a male family member, coerced her daughter into marriage Ruqia was forced to marry 25-year-old Afghan refugee and Uber driver Mohammad Ali Halimi by her mother Sakina Muhammad Jan, who paid him a dowry payment 'Ms Jan believed the marriage was the right thing because of her reputation and the reputation of Ms Haidari,' he said.
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