Widowed millionairess abandoned by Gambian husband of two years… and now he wants her fortune. (Note: What’s truly wrong with this picture?)
After the devastating loss of her husband, lonely millionairess Christine Ince thought she had found love again with a younger Gambian man.
Aware of the potential pitfalls, the 59-year-old widow spent a year getting to know Mustapha Jabbai, 36, before agreeing to marry him.
The mother of three believed his intentions were honourable because he had a permanent job in the UK and had never asked her about her wealth.
However, shortly after their second anniversary, Mr Jabbai walked out of her £850,000 five-bedroom detached home in the picturesque village of Tilbrook, near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire.
Hours later, Mrs Ince discovered their wedding certificate and other documents Mr Jabbai would need to stay in the UK were missing.
Worse was to follow. Mr Jabbai then filed for divorce and is demanding the millionairess pay him maintenance and a one-off separation payment and set him up with a pension.
In a witness statement for the divorce hearing, Mrs Ince claims the marriage was a ‘sham’ so ‘he could get an indefinite leave to remain visa’.