US woman travels to Pakistan to marry her teen boyfriend, ends up in a mental hospital
A woman from the US traveled all the way to Pakistan to marry her teenage boyfriend, but fate had something else in store for her.
She ended up being admitted to the psychiatry department at Karachi's Jinnah Postgraduate Hospital for a mental health evaluation before finally returning to the US.
Onijah Andrew Robinson has two children. She flew from New York to Karachi to meet 19-year-old Nidal Ahmed Memon, whom she met online.
She was rejected by the boy's family. Memon's family did not approve of the marriage, leaving Robinson stranded in Pakistan with an expired visa, The New York Post reported.
But Robinson was determined. She camped outside Memon's house in Karachi, which she found locked.
Seeing her plight, Pakistani activist and YouTuber Zaffar Abbas shared her story on social media, prompting Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori to offer support, help with her expired visa, and arrange a ticket back to the US.
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Despite this assistance, Robinson refused to leave and began making a series of increasingly unreasonable demands.
She held press conferences, offering updates on her situation and commentary on Pakistan.
She also demanded $3,000 per week from Memon and demanded Pakistani citizenship, reports Times of India.
In another interview, she claimed to be married to Memon and stated that they were planning to move to Dubai soon and start a family.
Her demands escalated, with Robinson requesting $100,000, including $20,000 in cash, from the Pakistani government that week. When questioned about the purpose of the money, she said, "It's against my religion to tell y'all my business."
Her rapidly changing statements raised concerns. Robinson's son, Jeremiah Andrew Robinson, claimed his mother had bipolar disorder and was mentally ill.
He also said that his sibling also tried to convince her to return to the US but their efforts were in vain.
Following her son's claims, Robinson was admitted to the psychiatry department at Karachi's Jinnah Postgraduate Hospital for a mental health evaluation. She is finally returning to the US after spending months in Pakistan, according to The Independent.
