James Kasonda
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- Apr 2, 2012
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Pakistani girlwhose brother struck her 15 times with an axe in attempted 'honour killing'says she wishes she had died that day
· Gul Meena wasforced to marry a 60-year-old man at the age of 12
· After five years,she met a boy and fled Pakistan for Afghanistan with him
· But her brothertracked them down, killed her boyfriend and left her for dead
A 17-year-old girlwhose brother tried to murder her in an 'honour killing' said she wishes shehad died after surviving an axe attack, disowned by her family for escaping aforced marriage.
At the age of 12,Gul Meena was married off to a 60-year-old man instead of being sent to schoolin Pakistan.
Every day he wouldhit her. She would beg him to stop but he carried on, ignoring her tears.
· Gul Meena wasforced to marry a 60-year-old man at the age of 12
· After five years,she met a boy and fled Pakistan for Afghanistan with him
· But her brothertracked them down, killed her boyfriend and left her for dead
A 17-year-old girlwhose brother tried to murder her in an 'honour killing' said she wishes shehad died after surviving an axe attack, disowned by her family for escaping aforced marriage.
At the age of 12,Gul Meena was married off to a 60-year-old man instead of being sent to schoolin Pakistan.
Every day he wouldhit her. She would beg him to stop but he carried on, ignoring her tears.
