The girl's uncle, aunt and 'husband' face charges that include human trafficking and concluding a forced marriage for the purposes of exploitation.
The uncle of a teenage girl, the teenager's 'husband' and an elderly woman face charges which include human trafficking and concluding a forced marriage for purposes of exploitation, 26 March 2019. Picture: Raahil Sain / ANA
Judge Glen Goosen asked the girl, who is now 15 years old, extensive simple questions to ascertain her competence in differentiating right from wrong. The aunt of the girl, detailed in her plea explanation, that she did not know it was against the law for the child to enter into a customary union at the age of 13.The aunt said she had taken the girl into her care after her parents had died. She said her daughter had offered to take the child to Bizana in rural Eastern Cape where she would attend school.
The elderly woman said that she tried to discourage the child against getting married but her mind had been made up. The woman claimed her brother had indicated to the man that he only needed to pay a portion of the money, since he would only be able to consummate the marriage when the child reached the age of 18.
According to the State the child was forced into “slavery”, forced to stay with the man in Port Elizabeth, cook and clean for him, he restricted her movement and also instructed her as to what she could wear.
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