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Lorraine King

Nightmare couple leave taps running and gas on for 25 days after Airbnb host refuses refund

A pair of Airbnb guests from China took costly revenge on a host who refused to refund them when they wanted to leave early.

The nightmare couple had booked the villa in South Korea's capital Seoul for 25 days but wanted to quit after saying it was too far away from the centre.

But when the owner turned down a refund request they got their revenge by leaving after turning on all the taps, lights and gas appliances.

The house used so much fuel that the gas company contacted the owner because they thought he had a leak, reports local media.

The couple - on holiday from China - even returned from their new holiday home every three days to check everything was still running.

The host - named as Mr Lee in local media - says he was left with a utility bill for £630 after the couple fled back home.

He told local media he was horrified that they had wasted more than 120 tonnes of water during the stay.

But when he contacted Airbnb's customer services, he was told they would not help.

They told him to take it up with the guests - who by then were already back in China and could not be contacted.

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