Forced marriage suspects in court
Updated | By AlgoaFM News
Three men have appeared in the Mthatha Magistrate's Court in the Eastern Cape - for allegedly forcing a 15-year-old girl into marrying a 26-year-old man.
The three were arrested by the Hawks on Saturday.
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Spokesperson Anelisa Feni says two of the suspects - who are the girl's grandfathers - allegedly negotiated and deceived her into undergoing the traditions of ukuthwala with the 26-year-old man.
He's facing charges of abduction and attempted rape.
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All three suspects were granted R500 bail, and are due back in court in March.
"These three arrests should serve as a warning to anyone who is practicing ukuthwala, as it is considered a forced marriage. It is actually co-operated into the Trafficking in Persons Act," she said.
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