UK Wedding News
20/11/2013
According to the Daily Mail, 22-year-old Emilia Ginova's deception was uncovered because she "flinched" when her husband-to-be – 28-year-old Nigerian student Louis Esene – touched her knee in a register office.
Registration officer, Donna Davies, who noticed Ms Ginova's reaction is quoted as saying: "The groom tried to touch the bride's knee but she looked very uncomfortable.
"She flinched and there was no interaction at all. I knew it was a scam."
The couple's ceremony was stopped and they were both arrested at the register office in Pontypridd, South Wales.
It is understood Mr Esene wished to remain in the UK as his visa had run out.
During the trial, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard how a friend had "recruited" Ginova, who was four months pregnant by another man at the time, for the wedding.
The court also heard how the couple met for the first time on 22 November last year before spending the morning shopping for rings and a wedding dress.
Both Esene and Ginova pleaded guilty to conspiracy to facilitate a breach of immigration law. Ginova, of Chatham, was jailed for 18 months and Esene, of Pontypridd, was jailed for 21 months. He will be deported to Nigeria at the end of his sentence.
(JP/CD)
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Bride Jailed Over Sham Marriage Role
A bride-to-be has been jailed after being found guilty of taking part in a sham marriage.According to the Daily Mail, 22-year-old Emilia Ginova's deception was uncovered because she "flinched" when her husband-to-be – 28-year-old Nigerian student Louis Esene – touched her knee in a register office.
Registration officer, Donna Davies, who noticed Ms Ginova's reaction is quoted as saying: "The groom tried to touch the bride's knee but she looked very uncomfortable.
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"She flinched and there was no interaction at all. I knew it was a scam."
The couple's ceremony was stopped and they were both arrested at the register office in Pontypridd, South Wales.
It is understood Mr Esene wished to remain in the UK as his visa had run out.
During the trial, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard how a friend had "recruited" Ginova, who was four months pregnant by another man at the time, for the wedding.
The court also heard how the couple met for the first time on 22 November last year before spending the morning shopping for rings and a wedding dress.
Both Esene and Ginova pleaded guilty to conspiracy to facilitate a breach of immigration law. Ginova, of Chatham, was jailed for 18 months and Esene, of Pontypridd, was jailed for 21 months. He will be deported to Nigeria at the end of his sentence.
(JP/CD)
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