(ANSA) - Turin, November 3 - A Roma (gypsy) couple were
arrested Monday after trying to kidnap a 12-year-old Roma girl
to marry to their son, police said.
The pair, aged 43 and 49, tried to seize the girl on
October 23 at San Carlo Canavese near Turin, police said.
The girl's parents heard her screaming, rescued her, and
called the police.
It is customary for Roma to arrange marriages when the
future spouses are in their teens.
Roma couple 'tried to kidnap girl for forced marriage'
Pair arrested near Turin