Shepparton woman faces court over alleged forced marriage of slain daughter

December 8, 2021   

(WA Today) A Victorian woman has appeared in court accused of forcefully marrying off her daughter to the West Australian stranger who later murdered the young bride.

If the matter is sent to trial and the woman is convicted, she would become the first person in Australia to be successfully prosecuted over their alleged role in orchestrating a forced marriage.

Sakina Muhammad Jan, 45, appeared at Shepparton Magistrates Court via video link on Wednesday charged with one count of causing a person to enter a forced marriage.

Police claim Ms Jan coerced her 21-year-old daughter Ruqia Haidari to marry 25-year-old West Australian Uber driver and abattoir worker Mohammad Ali Halimi in exchange for a $15,000 dowry in November 2019.

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