COLUMBUS, Ohio
A teenage runaway who fled Ohio claiming she'd be harmed for converting to Christianity says it's no longer
possible for her to reconcile with her Muslim parents.
Attorneys for Rifqa Bary say in a court filing that efforts by Ohio and Florida courts to reunify the family have failed and she continues to fear being hurt by her parents.
The 17-year-old girl also says in the Monday filing in Franklin County Juvenile Court that she fears being killed or harmed if she's sent back to her native Sri Lanka.
Judge Elizabeth Gill is expected to rule on Bary's latest request and several others by the teen and her parents at a hearing Tuesday.
Police in Florida and Columbus found no evidence the girl faced harm.
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