Girl, 14, jailed for fleeing her arranged marriage after her family were paid over £7,000
marriage arranged by her family and a neighbour in Mexico.The girl, who was identified as Anayeli “N” by local press, was due to marry her neighbour in the village in Guerrero.According to reports, Anayeli is reportedly a member of the Mixtec community and was under the impression it was her older sister who was getting married.However, the girl refused to marry her neighbour, whose age is unknown.Anayeli’s mother had reportedly received a payment of more than £7,000 (200,000 pesos) from the neighbour to marry her daughter.Child marriages are illegal in Mexico but are still common in many rural parts of the country, with the girl’s town of Guerrero reportedly being one of the leading areas for the shocking crime.Speaking to The Daily Beast,
