Tony and Sofiia’s relationship made them famous – and now their break-up drama continues
The former partner of a British dad who ditched his family to run off with a Ukrainian refugee he welcomed into their home has spoken out after the new couple split up, saying she “knew it would end in disaster for them”.
Tony Garnett, 30, left his partner of ten years, Lorna Garnett, for 22-year-old Sofiia Karkadym just 10 days after she arrived at their Bradford, West Yorkshire, home having fled Ukraine after Russia invaded in February.
But Tony – who made headlines when he left his partner and children for IT manager Sofiia after they welcomed her into their family home when war broke out in Ukraine – appears to have had a change of heart.
Four months on, the security guard now claims that he has broken up with Sofiia and thrown her out of their rented home. According to the MailOnline , police were called and found Sofiia in the bushes after she made a desperate attempt to try and win back Tony Garnett.
Sofiia had allegedly been told by police to stay away after Tony called officers to an earlier bust-up on Saturday night when he told her their four-month relationship was over.
She left the home they had previously shared, but returned last night when neighbours heard her yelling at Tony outside, and dialled 999 after she repeatedly kicked the door. Earlier reports suggest Tony complained about Soffia damaging a wall with a knife.
Officers arrived in two vehicles with blue lights flashing, but she climbed a garden wall and vanished into the night. Police searched gardens and local streets with torches before they found her hiding in nearby bushes in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Video footage, obtained by the Mail Online, shows her being escorted away by two officers while she shouted: ‘Tony, I love you. Please come with me’.
After being taken away for questioning, Sofiia was freed without charge.
It is understood that she told officers she wants to return to her home country and family. Her visa which allowed her emergency refugee status for six months, expires in a few weeks.
Meanwhile, her friends told The Sun, that she would not take him back “in a million years”. Due to active court proceedings, Lorna is unable to speak about Tony.
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