After The 8 Year Old Boy Wedding
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00:04
COMM: When news broke of a wedding ceremony
in which an eight year old boy married a sixty
one year old woman in South Africa, it sent
shockwaves around the world. But the marriage
between baby faced Sanele Masilela and Helen
Shabangu was a ritual and not legally binding.
00:20
COMM: Sanele asked Helen to marry him after
he was contacted by his grandfather from beyond
the grave, who instructed him to wed. Helen
as a family friend was asked to tie the knot
with the eight year-old.
00:30
COMM: Though Sanele has since said that he
feels like a husband, he has returned to his
normal life, playing with his friends.
00:38
COMM: Helen too has returned to her life with
her husband and five children. But these newlyweds
still keep in touch when Helen and her husband
visit with Sanele's mother.
