Woman who married illegal migrant she met in Australia is rescued after he took her to Pakistan, 'kept her prisoner and beat her every day for 12 years'

Published: 14:19, 24 June 2026 | Updated: 14:20, 24 June 2026 A woman who was held captive and beaten every day for 12 years by her migrant husband has been rescued. French national Sylvie Yasmina, 54, was found along with her five children in a cramped and 'extremely dilapidated room', in the remote village of Bara, Pakistan. Ms Yasmina said her 'very violent' husband assaulted their family 'on a daily basis'. They were found covered in bruises in the property where they were 'effectively imprisoned'. The mother and children were finally saved after one of their sons managed to sneak away and report the situation to the police, which led to a raid of their house. The couple got married in Australia, where the Pakistani husband was living illegally, according to police.  He then moved the family to Pakistan in 2014 and Ms Yasmina claims she was deprived of any communication with the outside world for the decade that followed. She was not allowed to leave the house, while their two older children missed school and the three youngest were born in Pakistan and never enrolled into education, reports BBC Urdu.   '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. French national Sylvie Yasmina, 54, has been rescued after she was held captive and beat every day for 12 years by her migrant husband 'He beat us and put pressure on our lives on a daily basis,' the mother-of-five wrote in her statement to the police. She added: 'I felt that my future was already ruined, the future of the children would also be ruined.' The victims have been taken to a women's shelter in Peshawar and they plan to move back to France. Ms Yasmina's husband has not been identified by authorities.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.