Maria
- Maggie Clarkson

- May 23, 2019
- 1 min read
Updated: May 24, 2019
Maria, a 13-year-old girl, said:
“My dad married me [off] to a 70-year-old man who already has five wives. My dad threatened me saying if I don’t join my husband he will kill me.”
Maria fled his house and walked nearly 170km over three days to seek refuge at a shelter for young girls.






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