Somali man aged 112 marries girl of 17

[Bronson Lee]

I guess your never too old............

He is old enough to be her great-great-grandfather. But Ahmed Muhamed Dhore, a Somalian who claims he is 112 years old, said he had realised a "dream" by marrying a 17-year-old bride.

Dhore ? who says he was born in 1897, the year that Queen Victoria celebrated her diamond jubilee ? already has 13 children by five wives, but said he would like more with his newest, Safiya Abdulle.

Hundreds of people attended the extraordinary ceremony this week in Guriceel, in the region of Galguduud. "Today God helped me realise my dream," Dore said. He and his new wife, who is almost a century his junior, are from the same village in Somalia, he said, adding that he had waited for her to grow up to propose. He says his children and two other wives agreed to the marriage, as did Abdulle's parents.

"I didn't force her, but used my experience to convince her of my love, and then we agreed to marry," the groom said. The bride's family said she was "happy with her new husband". Somali adolescent girls are often married off to older men.

Dhore has 114 children and grandchildren. His oldest son is 80 and three of his wives have died. This was his first marriage for three quarters of a century.

[crofter]

I have sent her a little wedding present to celebrate her joy ... 10 crates of Viagra for her dearly beloved - but with the state of the current postal strike I just hope they get there before he crokes of pleasure.

[one eyed jack]

He must have married her just to admire her because thats probably all he is gonna manage.

Can a man still get it up at that age.

That man must have come with some serious warranty when he was born. Damn!

She must be with him for his money...Surely !laugh!

[crofter]

No he is a real looker ... certainly a better option than becoming a Somalian Pirate methinks - and stop calling me Shirley.

[Jonone]

Fair play to him !