'Felt Future Was Ruined': French Woman Rescued After 12 Years Of Abuse By Pakistani Husband
'Felt Future Was Ruined': French Woman Rescued After 12 Years Of Abuse By Pakistani Husband Published By, Last Updated: June 24, 2026, 20:47 IST Sylvie
'Felt Future Was Ruined': French Woman Rescued After 12 Years Of Abuse By Pakistani Husband Published By, Last Updated: June 24, 2026, 20:47 IST Sylvie Yasmina and her five children were rescued in Pakistan, after allegedly a decade of abuse by her husband, who was arrested, the family plans to return to France. French woman, Sylvie Yasmina, who was held captive and abused by her Pakistani husband. (Image: X) A 54-year-old French woman, along with her five children, has been rescued from northwestern Pakistan after allegedly being held captive and abused by her husband for over a decade. The Independent quoted police saying that they arrested the man – whose identity has not been revealed – following a raid on their home in Bara, a town in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on June 18, after one of the couple’s sons managed to leave the house and alert authorities.
They further said that Sylvie Yasmina and her children were found living in a small, “dilapidated room". Police reported that several family members showed signs of physical injuries. Yasmina repeatedly told police that the family had been living under her Pakistani husband’s strict control since 2014, when they relocated from Australia to Pakistan. They were married in 2003 in Australia, where the accused was allegedly “residing illegally". Pakistan’s GeoTV quoted her saying in the complaint that they bore facial and bodily scars from the abuse and requested authorities to initiate criminal proceedings against him, describing him as a violent man who mistreated the family on a daily basis.
She further claimed that they were prevented from interacting with others. “We were deprived [of our] freedom, my husband didn’t take care of us the way he should as a husband and the father of my children. He beats us and put pressure on our lives on a daily basis," she said. “I felt that my future was already ruined, the future of the children would also be ruined." After they were rescued, Pakistan’s foreign office informed the French embassy of the woman and her children’s intention to go back to France. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit Location: Pakistan First Published: June 24, 2026, 20:47 IST News world 'Felt Future Was Ruined': French Woman Rescued After 12 Years Of Abuse By Pakistani Husband Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s.
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