THE teenager who married an unemployed Turkish waiter should be brought back to Britain according to the overwhelming opinion of the public questioned by the BEN.

Sarah Cook, aged 13, from Braintree in Essex married Musa Komeagae, with the blessing of her parents, after meeting him during a family holiday to Turkey last year. She has told the press she wants to be a mother by the time she is 14. Barbara Halkyard from Whitefield said the authorities should take action in the girl's best interests. She said: "As far as I know it is not legal in Turkey and the authorities should deport her. At that age she does not really know her own mind."

Sandra Newgrosh, also of Whitefield commented: "What does she know about life at that age and what sort of an education is she going to have? It is not fair on her that she is going to miss out on education."

Margaret Foley from Little Hulton criticised the girl's parents. She said: "It was up to her parents to do something and they should have been more forceful to nip it in the bud."

Her daughter-in-law, Julie Foley from Over Hulton agreed: "I think the parents should be prosecuted for letting it happen. I don't agree with it at all because she is barely out of puberty at that age." Moira Morris of Heaton said she was disgusted at the marriage: "What on earth were the parents thinking of going along with it? She should be brought back as quickly as possible."

Her husband, Malcolm added: "Social services should bring her back because they are quick enough to jump on people for other things."

But Ian Miller from Breightmet said he sympathised with the parents' position. He said: "I don't think what has happened is right but if she was adamant she was going to do it, what could the parents do. If they had tried to stop her she would have run off and done it anyway."

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