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Kuwaitis have called for stringent action against
a family in Yemen after their eight-year-old
daughter died of internal injuries on the first
night of her arranged marriage to a man more
than five times her age.
Rawan died in city of Hardh in the Governorate
of Hajjah in northwestern Yemen, Kuwaiti daily
Al Watan reported on Sunday, quoting Yemeni
media.
She is believed to have suffered a tear to her
genitals and severe bleeding.
Yemeni activists urged the local police to arrest
the “beastly groom” and the girl’s family and
transfer them to a court where justice would be
served and the case would be used to help put
an end to the practice of marrying very young
girls in the impoverished country, the daily
said.
In Kuwait, bloggers offered their prayers for the
“bride”, but lashed out at the “groom”, saying
that he was a beast who should be severely
punished.
Angry Man, a blogger, posted that the man was
“an animal who deserved to be punished
severely for his crime.”
“All those who supported such a crime should
also be punished,” he said.
Under the moniker “Sad”, another blogger said
that everybody should have realised that
Rawan was too young to get married.
“Her family and her groom could have waited
for some time before having this marriage,”
Sad said. “It was not fair at all and the
marriage should not have happened even if
some tribes believe that it is a good custom.”
Bu Omar said that he was disturbed by the
death report.
“Rawan’s family members are not humans.
They do not deserve to have children,” he said.