Jilted Mother Whose Partner Ran Off With Ukrainian Refugee Shares Her Anger

A British mother-of-three whose partner ran off with a Ukrainian refugee who they give place at their home has now poured her anger on them after letting the woman into her house.

Lorna Garnett says she was left heartbroken after her partner of ten years decided to leave her for Sofiia Karkadym just ten days after she moved into their home after fleeing war-torn Ukraine.

Tony Garnett, 29, a security guard, who lives in Bradford, West Yorkshire, said he has fallen in love with the 22-year-old and wants to spend the rest of his life with her. 

Sofia, the woman who fled from the city of Lviv in Western Ukraine says she 'fancied' Tony as soon as she saw him and that the pair are living their very own 'love story.'

Talking to the Sun, Lorna said she believes Sofiia 'set her sights on Anthony from the start, decided she wanted him and she took him'.

She added: 'She didn't care about the devastation that was left behind. Everything I knew has been turned on its head in the space of two weeks.'

Lorna also told the news outlet that she already had doubts about the scheme, however, after witnessing the terrifying situation in the war-torn country, she felt it was the right thing to do.

She said: 'I decided it was the right thing to do to put a roof over someone's head and help them when they were in desperate need.

'And this is how Sofiia has repaid me for giving her a home.'

Lorna's family played their role in proving Sofiia with accommodation during the desperate times, with Tony telling The Sun he 'wanted to do the right thing' and that she was the first person to get in touch on a Facebook page where he offered to house a refugee under the Government's scheme.

Sofiia, who works as an IT manager, flew into Manchester on May 4 after waiting for weeks in Berlin for her UK visa to be approved.

Tony told the media outlet that he developed a connection with the Ukrainian refugee very soon and while his kids also liked her, but this was not the case for his partner of 10 years. 

Tony, who speaks Slovakian, would talk with his future lover while she spoke Ukrainian, as the two languages are mutually intelligible.

But Lorna had no idea what the duo were brewing behind her back in their own language. 

'We were getting on brilliantly but at that time it was no more than that — although I can see why Lorna started to feel jealous and resentful of her,' Tony said.

Sofiia would often also join Tony at the gym and they would talk in his car, while at home they grew physically closer.  

'At home I realised we were finding excuses to touch and brush against each other, it was very flirtatious but nothing more than that happened at that stage,' he said.

'Although it was fairly innocent it was causing arguments. I can understand that. When I got in at night Sofiia would be the one who had made a meal for me to try.'

As they got more close, Lorna was unable to put up with this behavior anymore, and according to Tony, she became 'very jealous' and began to question why Sofiia was following him around all the time.    

'The atmosphere was getting really bad and Sofiia told me she didn't know whether she could continue to live with us under these circumstances,' he said.

'Lorna was never that enthusiastic about having a refugee in our home because it meant the girls had to move into one room.'

Things became heated between the women leaving Sofiia in tears and saying she no longer felt like she could live in the same house as Lorna.

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Tony said 'something inside me clicked' and he told Lorna 'If she's going, I'm going'. 

The duo then left the house and moved in with Tony's mom and dad, although they are looking at properties to move into. 

After their relationship of 10 years ended in the space of just 10 days, Tony says he feels bad and that Lorna is not to blame. 

'I am so sorry for what Lorna is going through, this was not her fault and it was not about anything she did wrong.

'We never set out to do this, it wasn't planned and we didn't mean to hurt anyone.'