A Phoenix mother has been arrested over allegations that she scorched her 19-year-old daughter with a hot spoon to uphold “Iraqi culture” after the younger woman refused an arranged marriage to a man twice her age, police said Thursday.
Yusra Farhan, 50, was taken into custody on aggravated assault charges at her Phoenix home on Wednesday over accusations stemming from a November incident, Phoenix police spokesman James Holmes told Reuters.
Via:[http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/16/10429457-phoenix-mother-accused-of-assaulting-daughter-to-uphold-iraqi-culture]
Washington
Grade: C
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 25,000
Status: Existing Legislation Needs Strengthening
Improve by adding: Prosecuting parents/guardian, felony offense