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A man married a woman who had suffered a severe head injury when attacked and raped in a bid to improve his immigration status, a judge has concluded.
Mr Justice Baker has decided that the Islamic marriage was “arranged entirely” by the man and the woman’s father.
He said a ceremony had taken place at a time when the woman was vulnerable to influence and has ruled that the marriage is not valid under English law.
The judge, who examined evidence at a hearing in a specialist court, also concluded that the woman’s father had spent her money “for his own purposes” with no intention of repaying her.