9 Year Old Boy Marries 62 Year Old Woman
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 6:48 pm
Ewwwwwww......true story..... 
I think the tone of the article is interesting. Seems to just take it as an amusing story, or 'weird,' as they put it.
Would this article have the same tone if it were a 9 year old GIRL marrying a 62 year old MAN???
It was the perfect day for a wedding, but maybe not the perfect wedding.
A 62-year-old woman, Helen Shabangu, in South Africa has married a 9-year-old boy, Saneie Masilela.
To make matters even weirder, the newly married couple were watched by the bride's long-term husband, Alfred Shabangu, 66.
The couple have five children.
The ceremony took place in Ximhungwe, northeastern South Africa.
The Shabangus claim the wedding took place after they were told by dead ancestors to go ahead with the ceremony.
"My kids and I are happy because we don't have a problem with her marrying the boy — and I don't care what other people say," she said.
The young groom said he also wanted another wedding when he is older.
"I'm happy that I married Helen but I will go to school and study hard," he said, according to The Mirror.
"I'm very happy that the boy chose me and my family support and understand that it is part of making ancestors happy," the 62-year-old bride said.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/v ... -1.1873684
I think the tone of the article is interesting. Seems to just take it as an amusing story, or 'weird,' as they put it.
Would this article have the same tone if it were a 9 year old GIRL marrying a 62 year old MAN???
It was the perfect day for a wedding, but maybe not the perfect wedding.
A 62-year-old woman, Helen Shabangu, in South Africa has married a 9-year-old boy, Saneie Masilela.
To make matters even weirder, the newly married couple were watched by the bride's long-term husband, Alfred Shabangu, 66.
The couple have five children.
The ceremony took place in Ximhungwe, northeastern South Africa.
The Shabangus claim the wedding took place after they were told by dead ancestors to go ahead with the ceremony.
"My kids and I are happy because we don't have a problem with her marrying the boy — and I don't care what other people say," she said.
The young groom said he also wanted another wedding when he is older.
"I'm happy that I married Helen but I will go to school and study hard," he said, according to The Mirror.
"I'm very happy that the boy chose me and my family support and understand that it is part of making ancestors happy," the 62-year-old bride said.
...click link to read original...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/v ... -1.1873684