Egyptian council foils attempt to marry off 12-year-old girl in Kafr El-Sheikh

Egypt's National Council for Childhood and Motherhood has foiled an attempt to marry off a 12-year-old girl in Kafr El-Sheikh after her mother reported the plan.

• The council received a report from the girl's mother alleging her father sought to marry her to her 18-year-old cousin.
• Matoubes prosecution has summoned the father and taken commitments barring the marriage until the girl reaches the legal age.
• The child protection unit recommended handing the girl to her mother with a commitment to ensure her proper care.
• Council official Sabry Othman said the council is monitoring the girl's case, terming the incident a crime of endangering a child.