Wedding turns sour as bride slumps, die.s

Douala: Wedding turns sour as bride slumps, dies.

Friends and family members of a newly wedded lady, are still to come to terms with the tragic news of her demise on her Wedding Day. The tragic incident occurred in Douala, Saturday, October 26, 2024.

The lady, whose name we obtained as Sorelle Emmanuella Kamga, was joyfully performing at her own wedding reception, when suddenly, she slumped and was later declared dead by medics.

News of her unexpected demise went viral on Sunday October 27, when the video of her performing with her bridesmaids and husband spraying money at her, circulated on social media platforms.

Invitees were pictured expressing shock as Sorelle, adorned in her beautiful wedding party dress, slumped while singing for her spouse.

A photographer who was covering the event, said the song she was singing is that of Ivorian artiste, Roseline Layo, titled: ‘Mogo Fariman’.

The celebrant had chosen the song to announce the cutting of the wedding cake, which ceremony did not see the light of day, as her sudden death marred the wedding reception.

The reception hall of Johannesburg Hotel, where the wedding reception was taking place, suddenly went cold, after the sad and shocking incident.

“When it was time to cut the wedding cake, the bride went out to change her attire with her husband. On return to the hall, she took the mic and started singing for her husband. She called her husband to join her on stage. He moved towards her with a cigar in his mouth and began spraying money on her. First, a ten thousand note, a second ten thousand note…when the man threw the third one, that was when she slumped before him and that was all,” the photographer recounted.

“We saw something really serious at the hotel that Saturday. People immediately rushed to rescue the victim. She was rushed to the Adlucem Hospital in Akwa-Nord. There, the medics on service referred her to the Douala General Hospital. It was at the General Hospital that she was clinically declared dead,” he added.

He said, immediately the news of the bride’s demise was announced, the atmosphere at the reception turned gloomy.

Those who had come to celebrate the wedding suddenly became mourners. Three of the guests are said to have collapsed after receiving news of the bride’s sudden death.

Recalled that a few hours to the sad development, the now late Sorelle was all joyful, feasting and coordinating the decoration details of her wedding. Many could not imagine that the day would end without her.

According to family sources, Manuella Kamga and her spouse, Émile, spent seven years together and had three children.

They had planned their wedding in 2020, but due to COVID- 19, it was postponed.

“This year, we rescheduled the wedding; the dowry was paid on Friday, then yesterday [Saturday], it was the civil wedding. It was during the reception that the tragedy occurred in the middle of the hall. My little cousin leaves a husband and three pretty little girls, having worn her wedding ring just for few hours. What we often read on Facebook- that people die on their wedding day, has also hit our family. Rest in peace Sorelle Manuella,” a relative said.

The corpse of the deceased has been deposited at the Douala General Hospital Mortuary pending burial arrangements.

At we took to press last night, details of the exact cause of her death were still sketchy.