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Laura Sharman & Peter Diamond

Dad who chucked partner for Ukrainian refugee quits job to become her carer due to blindness

A dad who left his long-term girlfriend for a Ukrainian refugee has given up work to become her full time carer. Tony Garnett, 29, said it was the “right thing to do” after his new lover Sofiia Karkadym, 22, went partially blind.

The refugee suffered an eye infection in Germany as she travelled to the UK after fleeing her home in the city of Lviv under Vladimir Putin’s horrific invasion. Tony explained how Sofiia’s condition, similar to an amoeba, has damaged her vision and said she now needs six months to recover after surgery in England.

The couple are now living together in Bradford, West Yorkshire, after Tony split from his longterm girlfriend Lorna, 28. Earlier today, he revealed that he is no longer allowed to see his kids.

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