Getting used to married life: Boy, 8, who wed 61 old woman
Getting used to married life: Boy, 8, who wed 61-year-old woman on orders of dead ancestors, enjoys a meal with his new wife
Sanele Masilela said that he feels like a proper husband now
Married 61-year-old friend Helen Shabangu in an extravagant white wedding
His dead grandfather asked him to wed from beyond the grave
His family insists it was just a ritual to appease ancestral spirits
Sanele Masilela and Helen Shabangu share a meal together at Helen's home. The eight-year-old has said that he feels like a married man now
Sanele Masilela Helen Shabangu got married after the schoolboy's grandfather told him to from beyond the grave
Eight-Year Old Sanele Masilela posing with his 61-year-old bride at their wedding ceremony. The marriage has caused shock-waves around the world
The schoolboy has gone back to his normal life and enjoys playing with friends his own age
Ceremony: The schoolboy kisses his 61-year-old bride, who is already married and a mother of five. He said he had been told to tie the knot by his ancestors
A portrait of the happy family. (L-R) Alfred Shabangu (Helen's first husband) Helen Shabangu, Sanele Masilela (on the floor) and Sanele's mother Patient Masilela
Helen, who is a close family friend, shares a meal with Sanele's grandmother Lucy Masuku
