A 13-year-old child bride has been forced to marry a 48-year-old man in a sickening wedding ceremony in the Philippines. Chilling photos show the man cradling the teen in the town of Mamasapano in Maguindanao province on October 22.
In another disturbing photo he can be seen kissing the young girl on the cheek. The child bride, who the Mirror has chosen not to name, became Abdulrzak Ampatuan's fifth wife in a day-long wedding with Islamic religious rites.
Abdulrzak showed no remorse about marrying a child. He said: "I am happy to have found her and spend my days with her taking care of my children." The farmer plans to have children with his wife when she turns 20.
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