A groom-to-be was left "totally inconsolable" after his fiancée abandoned him at the airport the day before the wedding - taking off with his bags and £5,000 in cash. The couple, in their 40s, had gushed to check-in staff at Heathrow Airport that they were jetting off to Rome to tie the knot after getting engaged just the day before.
However, after the man went to the bathroom, he returned to find his partner gone - along with all their suitcases. The heartbroken man, believed to be British, told Terminal 5 staff she had taken off with £5,000 he'd given her for their big day.
According to the Mirror, one witness said: “He was in bits — totally inconsolable. Apparently, they’d only met very recently and he’d fallen head-over-heels for her. He’d proposed a day earlier and she’d accepted. They’d planned to marry in Rome and were about to fly there. Then she did a runner while he went to the loo and vanished with all their belongings."
The person said staff had looked everywhere for her but she was nowhere to be found. It wasn’t even clear they added if she’d walked out of the airport or got on a plane. They said: “In the end, the police were called. Even her name was in doubt by then."
Last night, a Met Police spokeswoman confirmed they were called to investigate. She said enquiries continue and no arrests have been made at this time.
The Daily Record has previously reported on a woman who thought she had met the perfect man on Bumble, only to later find out he was convicted con artist.
Unsuspecting Fleur Brand told how she fell for Michael Higgins after seeing his online dating profile.
He claimed to be a high-rolling businessman with multiple high-end properties and luxury cars, but in reality was tricking people into buying cheap electronic goods – then swiping the cash and failing to deliver the items.
After sending him hundreds of pounds for an iPad from the electronics company, Fleur was left fuming when the product never showed up and has spent almost a year fighting to get her money back.
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