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Behind closed doors: the nightmare of forced marriage

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SAKINA MUHAMMAD JAN COURT

Sakina Muhammad Jan (right) arrives for sentencing at the County Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Monday, July 29, 2024. Jan is being sentenced for forcing her daughter to marry a man who then murdered her. (AAP Image/Diego Fedele) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / DIEGO FEDELE/AAPIMAGE

A Victorian woman will spend at least a year behind bars for forcing her daughter to marry a man, who killed her after they were married. The landmark case is Australia's first sentencing of someone convicted of causing someone to enter a forced marriage.

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A Victorian woman will spend at least a year behind bars for forcing her daughter to marry a man, who killed her after they were married. The landmark case is Australia's first sentencing of someone convicted of causing someone to enter a forced marriage.

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