I was a child bride | Life Stories

As she made her way down the aisle in her gold sari, Rubie Marie's eyes filled with tears.
Surrounded by her friends and family, Rubie was preparing to commit herself to a man she hadn't even shared a conversation with.
She wasn't a bride on the happiest day of her life, she was a 15 year-old child being forced to marry an adult man double her age.
Rubie, who lived in Wales with her family, had been flown to Bangladesh with the sole purpose of finding her a suitor.
While Bangladeshi law doesn't permit anyone under 18 to marry, a loophole meant that with a father's permssion there is no age limit on marriage.
Following the wedding Rubie was raped daily by her new husband before falling pregnant at the age of 16.
She eventually returned to the UK but it was years before Rubie was able to escape the cycle of abuse she suffered at the hands of her family and partners.
Rubie is an ambassador for the Sundial Centre where she educates people on forced marriage and honour-based abuse. Click the link below for more information.
www.sundialcentre.org/
🎥 Edited by Rachael Clarke.
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