Pakistani police say they have halted the marriage of a 10-year-old girl, who was due to wed a 14-year-old boy to end a dispute between their families.
According to BBC News, village elders had ordered the marriage after the girl’s brother was accused of killing his wife after he suspected her of an affair. He was arrested and is currently in jail.
Correspondents say “vani” marriages, where a woman is ordered to marry to settle the crime of a relative, are illegal but remain common in Pakistan.
Police say they have arrested four village elders over the case.
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