Posted on 03/14/2013 2:58:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Child bridegroom: Eight-year-old boy marries 61-year-old woman after 'dead ancestors told him to tie the knot'
An eight-year-old schoolboy has married a 61-year-old woman because the ghost of his dead ancestor told him to. Sanele Masilela tied the knot with Helen Shabangu, who is already married and a mother-of-five.
The boy, from Tshwane, South Africa, said he had been told by his dead ancestors to wed and his family, fearing divine retribution, forked out for a wedding.
They paid £500 for the bride and a further £1,000 for the big day, which was organised in just two months.
Dressed in a bow tie and tiny silver suit, little Sanele, the youngest of five children, exchanged rings in front of 100 guests and even puckered up for a kiss It's already shocked the community but the family has defended the ceremony, saying it was just a ritual and not legally binding.ter | DailyMail on Facebook
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You’re on a roll! ROTFLOL
That’s one unhappy looking boy.
Poor kid.
Sick.
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