Father who gouged out daughter’s eyes over arranged marriage found guilty

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Father who gouged out daughter’s eyes over arranged marriage found guilty — Sources: Eye Radio

The Gender-Based Violence Court in Juba has found a father guilty of severe child abuse and aggravated assault after he gouged out his daughter’s eyes in 2023 when she refused an arranged marriage. Akuot Agany was convicted under Section 238 of the South Sudan Penal Act 2008 and Section 22 of the Child Act 2008. […] The post Father who gouged out daughter’s eyes over arranged marriage found

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Father who gouged out daughter’s eyes over arranged marriage found guilty

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