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Heres the story of the other girl mentioned in the article
(source http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1996/10/02/nsara02.html)

Schoolgirl bride has waiter's baby
By Carole Cadwalladr

SARAH COOK, the 13-year-old schoolgirl who ran away to Turkey to marry a waiter after a holiday romance, last night gave birth to a 7lb boy.

She immediately telephoned her 18-year-old boyfriend, Musanin Komeagac, who is due to appear in a Turkish court today charged with statutory rape. Earlier this year, Sarah, who had her 14th birthday last month, said she would call the baby Mohammed if it was a boy.

She was made a ward of court in February when a High Court judge decreed she must return to Britain and imposed tight reporting restrictions on the whole family. But a statement was issued yesterday with the approval of the president of the family division of the High Court.

It said: "Sarah and her baby are both in good health and Sarah was able to speak to her baby's father, Musanin Komeagac, after the birth. There are no immediate plans for Musanin to visit his son."

Musanin was charged after the couple married in an Islamic wedding ceremony not recognised under Turkish law. His trial was adjourned until today. If convicted, he could face up to 10 months' imprisonment.

The waiter proposed to Sarah after a three-day romance in the holiday resort of Alanya when Sarah was just 12. Her parents, Jackie, 37, and Adrian, 42, of Braintree, Essex, gave her their permission to go to Turkey and become his wife.

Last night, her uncle, Peter Cook, said he had dropped all contact with the family. He said of the baby: "It's just another mouth the taxpayer has got to feed. The social services just slapped their wrists and let them get on with it. It's a fine 14th birthday present for her."