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Sunday, 24 November 2013

This 8 Year Old Bride Died on her Wedding Night. When You See Why, You'll Be Sick.

An 8 year-old Yemeni child bride, a mere girl, recently died on her wedding night from internal hemorrhaging. She was married to a man five times her age. As disgusting as the tradition of marrying off children to much older men is, it is common practice in Yemen. More than a quarter of the female population are married before the age of 15.More