An ageing population and a rise in dementia has opened the door to so-called predatory marriages - where unscrupulous people prey on the vulnerable for financial gain
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in the same situation and wants more robust safeguarding, so registrars can better identify potential victims of predatory marriage in future. it could happen to everyone s mum, anyone s father. it could happen to us when we get older. i just want it stopped. a statement previously given to the bbc on behalf of the manjoan married, colman folan, said. joan wanted to marry me and i believe at the time, and still do, that she had capacity to make the decision for herself. joan is buried in an unmarked grave owned by mr folan. daphne says she isn t even allowed to place a headstone on it. it makes it feel like she has been abandoned. she hasn t been abandoned by us and we will never abandon her until we can get somejustice. she hopes a change in the law can bring her some form of closure and prevent others from being exploited in theirfinal years. luxmy gopal, bbc news. the trial has begun for the teenager accused of murdering two sisters in a london park. danyal hussein is accused of s
i just want it stopped. a statement previously given to the bbc on behalf of the manjoan married, colman folan, said. joan wanted to marry me and i believed at the time, and still do, that she had capacity to make the decision for herself. joan is buried in an unmarked grave owned by mr folan. daphne says she isn t even allowed to place a headstone on it. it makes it feel like she has been abandoned. she hasn t been abandoned by us and we will never abandon her until we can get somejustice. she hopes a change in the law can bring her some form of closure and prevent others from being exploited in theirfinal years. luxmy gopal, bbc news. canada s prime ministerjustin trudeau has spoken at a vigil for members of a muslim family who were run down and killed by a pick up truck. police have charged a man with the murder. four people were killed. a nine year old boy who survived the attack remains in hospital in a stable condition.