Mailonline
is reporting that a Nigerian, Uzoma Onwuha was caught trying to conduct a sham
wedding and using guest rounded from a local bus stop. Read their story below:
A bogus bride and groom have been jailed after rounding up
guests for their sham wedding - from a local bus stop.
Uzoma Onwuha, 30, and Robert Horvath, 35 exchanged
vows at Cardiff register office, in front of strangers they'd met on the way to
their ceremony in Cardiff, Wales.
But Nigeria-born Onwuha had paid Horvath £1,000 to marry her
so that she could get the necessary paperwork to stay in Britain.
Staff at the register office soon became suspicious because the 'couple' couldn’t give basic details about each other.
Later, a police investigation showed that one guest revealed
that he was invited after the pair found him at a bus stop nearby.
Cardiff Crown court heard that as soon as their big day was
over the newlyweds went their separate ways.
Onwuha caught a bus back to her home in London alone where she was arrested.
Meanwhile, Horvath was seized in a raid on his home in
Newport, South Wales, where he was found living with another woman.
Prosecutor Jeremy Jenkins said: 'There were only six guests
at the wedding.
'But they were unable to answer police questions such as
where the other guests were from.
'One guest said he had been invited to the wedding after a
random meeting with the bride and groom at a bus stop.'
Onwuha, who came to the Britain on a student visa, admitted
obtaining leave to enter or remain in the UK by deception.
Horvath, a Czech Republic native who has lived in Britain
since 2000, admitted assisting unlawful immigration.
They were each jailed for 12 months and told to pay £225 to
cover prosecution costs.
Judge Phillip Richards said: 'Horvath got a financial reward
from a woman who could scarcely afford that money. For him it was a
money-making exercise. For her it was a money-losing exercise.
'Those who deceive in order to benefit in such a way are
creating serious crimes. There is already enough criminal activity going on in
the UK,'
Upon serving her sentence, Onwuha will be released into
immigration custody and steps will be taken for her to be returned to Nigeria.
When will this end? that's my only question. When?
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