‘I thought I’d met my Prince Charming – then he forced me into marriage and I found out he had another wife’

The Independent - Oct 24, 2026

Exclusive: At first, Mohammed Alakkawi seemed like everything Maya wanted in a man. But, after he used an intimate video to blackmail her into an unhappy marriage, she endured years of abuse and sexual violence – until she decided to speak up, Amy-Clare Martin reports

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