Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Forced marriages 'at record high' - South Wales Police

A Welsh police force say they are dealing with the largest number of cases of forced marriage and honour based-violence they have ever seen.

In the past 12 months, South Wales Police have dealt with 49 cases of forced marriage, up from a typical 30-35, with new cases almost every week.

The four Welsh forces have been involved in about 60 cases, with four in north Wales in six months.

The figures are released to coincide with International Women's Day. Read more

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