The photo of the 41-year-old man with his 11-year-old bride circulated on social media and started an uproar that eventually had Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail registering her disapproval. Photo: Screen capture
I felt a cold shiver run through me this week when I heard the story about the 41-year-old man marrying an 11-year-old girl. According to reports, the rubber trader from Kelantan said he first met the child in the restaurant where her mother worked, adding they had been “in love for three years”.
Three years? So this “relationship” began when she was just eight?!
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