Cruel: Parents Pour Hot Oil on Teenage Daughter for Refusing Arranged Marriage
I know that tradition is a huge thing in different cultures around the world.
However, people should have a say in who they are going to spend the rest of their lives with.
Texas high school student ran away from home after being abused and beaten by her parents because she refused an arranged marriage.Maarib Al Hishmawi, 16, whose parents reported her as missing in late January, was found in mid-March, Fox News reported.She was last seen leaving Taft High School in Bexar County on January 30Al Hishmawi was discovered by an organization in mid-March who took her in and looked after her.
Police revealed her parents, Abdulah Fahmi Al Hishmawi, 34, and Hamdiyah Saha Al Hishmawi, 33, allegedly beat her with a broomstick and poured hot cooking oil on her when she refused to marry a man in another city.Apparently the parents agreed to the arranged marriage in exchange for $20,000.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said on Friday: 'This young lady, at various times over that time period was subjected to some pretty bad abuse because she didn't want to be married to this person.'Al Hishmawi was placed under Child Protective Services custody along with her five siblings, who are between the ages 5 and 15.
The parents were taken into custody on Friday and face charges of continuous violence against a family member. -(Michelle Ganney, Daily Mail)