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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lizzie Dearden

UK government ‘did not assess’ if Shamima Begum was trafficked before exiling her, court hears

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The British government did not formally assess whether Shamima Begum was a victim of trafficking before putting her in “exile for life”, a court has heard.

Lawyers representing the 23-year-old, who travelled to join Isis in Syria aged 15, argue that she was “groomed” for the purpose of having sex with adult fighters and bearing their children.

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