Originally published on October 23, 2013

A Yemeni man was arrested on Tuesday (October 22) for burning his 15-year-old daughter to death for contacting her fiance before their wedding.

The crime reportedly took place in the remote village of Shabaa in Taiz province in Yemen. The father committed the crime after finding out the girl had been chatting with her fiance on the telephone.

According to Reuters, "traditional tribal customs in parts of Yemen prohibit contacts between men and women before marriage. Poverty and concern about 'family honour' prompts many Yemenis to marry off their daughters young, often below the age of 18, a practice that has been criticised by international rights groups.

"Yemeni authorities said last month they were investigating the death of the eight-year-old girl in northern Yemen, and that they would prosecute those responsible."

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