The parents of a Texas high school student who was reported missing in late January had abused their daughter after she refused an arranged marriage. The girl ran away from home and was found in mid-March, police said.

Maarib Al Hishmawi, 16, was reported missing on Jan. 30 after she was last seen leaving Taft High School. She was located in mid-March when she was taken in by an organization that cared for her after she ran away, KSAT reported.

Authorities said Al Hishmawi’s parents, Abdulah Fahmi Al Hishmawi, 34, and Hamdiyah Saha Al Hishmawi, 33, had allegedly beaten their daughter with a broomstick and poured hot cooking oil on her when she refused to marry a man in another city. The parents reportedly agreed to the arranged marriage in exchange for $20,000.

“This young lady, at various times over that time period was subjected to some pretty bad abuse because she didn’t want to be married to this person,” Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said on Friday, according to KSAT. The teenage girl and her five siblings, between the ages 5 and 15, were placed under Child Protective Services custody.

The parents face charges of continuous violence against a family member. They were taken into custody on Friday.

Source: Texas teen was beaten, had hot cooking oil poured on her after refusing arranged marriage: police | Fox News

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