8 year old child bride dies from sexual injuries of 40 year old husband

[Money_May]

Disgraceful. Makes me feel sick, what I can't comprehend is the parents marrying her off.

[ßringer]

Disgraceful. Makes me feel sick, what I can't comprehend is the parents marrying her off.

Often times marriage in poorer countries is viewed as an economic opportunity rather than a romantic one. This is why you often see child brides being offered up to men of higher social standing than that of the bride's family - Because the poorer family marrying off their 8 year old daughter to the older and richer man stand to benefit from the situation financially.

[Money_May]

Often times marriage in poorer countries is viewed as an economic opportunity rather than a romantic one. This is why you often see child brides being offered up to men of higher social standing than that of the bride's family - Because the poorer family marrying off their 8 year old daughter to the older and richer man stand to benefit from the situation financially.

Ultimately, it's an extreme lack of education which leads to this.

Be fair though, May, she might have been a go-er.