Mother jailed for forcing daughter to marry eventual murderer deserves mercy, Victorian court of appeal hears

Sakina Muhammad Jan, who was married at 12 in Afghanistan and saw family members killed by Taliban, should be spared prison, lawyer argues

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A mother jailed for forcing her 20-year-old daughter to marry her eventual murderer has appealed against her prison sentence, with her lawyer citing the fact she was married off at just 12 years old in Afghanistan.

Sakina Muhammad Jan, 48, challenged her three-year jail term and made an application for bail in the Victorian court of appeal on Tuesday.