A man tricked his Thai bride into getting divorced, and is now being hounded by her. Graeme Shore met his Thai bride, Nongyao Yaiprab, in 1995 and brought her back to the UK, marrying her in 1997. Despite living in the UK for over ten years, Nongyao failed to learn the language and didn’t settle. Mr Shore then sent her on a holiday back to Thailand, on her own, before tricking her into signing divorce papers that she couldn’t read.

Paul Masters, the divorce lawyer for Nongyao Yaiprab, stated:

At some point, he told her she looked rather tired and needed a holiday. She agreed that this was a good idea, expecting that they would go together somewhere. Instead, she was given one ticket.

When she came back from Thailand she was met by Shore’s parents, who gave her a document to sign before she could meet her husband.

It was in English and she could not understand what it said. Mr Shore’s parents just told her to sign it, and she did so that she could return to her husband.

Later she discovered her signature had finalised her divorce.

Since the divorce, Nongyao Yaiprab has hounded her ex husband with letters, parcels and phone calls. However he has now met and married someone else, also a Thai bride.

Clive Bellmore