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May 05, 2007
Rose Tombe, RIP This week came word of the sad end of what had been a world famous storybook romance. From the Daily Mail:
The story, which became one of the world's best read tales, began in Juba, southern Sudan, in February last year when the BBC reported that the then owner of the goat, Mr Alifi, was awoken in the night by a strange noise.
Walking out of his traditional hut, he was confronted by the sight of Mr Tombe and Rose in a passionate embrace.
Today the Times reported that Mr Alifi said: 'When I asked him "What are you doing there?" he fell off the back of the goat, so I captured and tied him up."
When Mr Tombe was brought before a council of elders he claimed he was drunk when Rose caught his eye.
He was ordered to pay Mr Alifi a "dowry" of 15,000 Sudanese dinars - about £25 - since he was considered to have used the goat "as his wife."
In the same way a man is expected to marry a woman if he has sex with her in southern Sudan, Mr Tombe was deemed to have married Rose.
This week Mrs Tombe choked to death on a plastic bag while foraging for food.
Our condolences go out to the widower Charles Tombe. It's so hard to find love in this world. It's even tougher for a non-traditional couple like this to find acceptance in the community. Then to have it end so quickly and tragically, it must be devastating.
We urge Mr Tombe to try to love again. Remember, time heals all wounds.
