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Missing NHS GP released to court | |
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A missing NHS doctor has been freed into the custody of a Bangladesh court following claims she was being held captive in the country by her parents. | |
Lawyers for trainee GP Humayra Abedin, 33, from east London, said her family planned to force her into marriage. | |
She had travelled to Dhaka in August and had been due to start a new job later that month in London. | She had travelled to Dhaka in August and had been due to start a new job later that month in London. |
The High Court had issued an injunction under the new Forced Marriage Act demanding she be returned to the UK. | |
'Sick mother' | 'Sick mother' |
Dr Abedin arrived in Britain in September 2002, when she studied for a Masters degree in public health at Leeds University. | |
She had been due to start work in August as a registrar at a GP's surgery in east London but travelled to Dhaka after being told that her mother was ill. | She had been due to start work in August as a registrar at a GP's surgery in east London but travelled to Dhaka after being told that her mother was ill. |
The High Court had served the family with an injunction under the Forced Marriage Act, effectively blocking any marriage. | |
The family had until Sunday to allow her return or face jail for failing to comply with a court order. |