Afghan child bride is tortured to death by her husband in a revenge killing after being forced to marry him in a traditional bridal exchange

The body of the girl, who is aged between seven and 10, was found on Sunday

Hameya's husband was on the run and her father was detained for questioning

The little girl was married six months ago under a tradition known as 'badal'

Badal sees girls exchanged between families as brides to reduce marriage costs

By AFP

PUBLISHED: 13:55 BST, 31 July 2018 | UPDATED: 11:38 BST, 1 August 2018

An Afghan child forced to marry a man at least twice her age in a traditional bridal exchange was tortured to death by her husband in a revenge killing, officials said.

The body of the girl called Hameya, whom authorities estimate was aged between seven and 10, was found on Sunday night, Naqibullah Amini, police spokesman for the northwestern province of Badghis, said.

Hameya's husband was on the run from police and her father had been detained for questioning, Amini added.

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