article_snippet: However, Patricia dream of a perfect life quickly turned into a nightmare when Patricia was forced to return to the UK without him.
article_snippet: Eight months later, Patricia secured Mondher a visitor's visa, but a happy reunion was not to be. '
article_snippet: Having already spent thousands on holidays to Tunisia, flights and food, and with Mondher's visitor's visa running out, Patricia refused to pay a further £2,000 to secure a new visa.
article_snippet: However, Patricia was left devastated when Patricia husband then announced her husband was leaving Patricia to stay with friends in Portsmouth. '
article_snippet: In a statement to the programme, Mondher said that Mondher marriage to Patricia collapsed due to circumstances beyond Mondher control, that Mondher loved Patricia and did not come to England for the money.
article_snippet: Diane paid for the visa to allow Mondher to stay in the UK, as well as supporting Mondher financially.
highlights_snippet: The pensioner lost interest in Patricia and left to stay with friends .