Saturday 25 June 2022 04:45 PM 'I DIDN'T steal anyone': 'Homewrecking' Ukrainian refugee says relationship is ... trends now
A Ukrainian refugee who ran away with her taken UK sponsor while staying with his family has again defended her actions, saying that she 'didn't steal anyone' and that their relationship is 'real and wonderful'.
Sofiia Karkadym, 22, fled Lviv and moved in with Tony Garnett, 29, his wife Lorna and their two children in Bradford at the start of May.
But Mr Garnett quickly fell for his new guest and left his partner for her after just ten days, moving with her into his parents' home.
Mr Garnett said he has fallen in love with Miss Karkadym and wants to spend the rest of his life with her.
In a post to her Instagram page, Miss Karkadym laid out what she took to be a few facts of the matter.
On Mr Garnett leaving his wife, she it was the 'conscious and considered decision of a 29-year-old man who has the right to fall in love.'
She again denied that she 'stole' anyone and attacked the press coverage of the story which was 'clearly exaggerated and written in such a way as to be as dramatic as possible.'
'Finally, I decided to write a post about world-famous recent events,' the Ukrainian IT manager wrote.
'The first thing I want to say is that I did not steal anyone from the family. It was his conscious and considered decision, the decision of a 29-year-old man who has the right to fall in love, has the right to be happy and has the right to choose who to be with.'
In a post to her Instagram page detailing her latest thoughts, Miss Karkadym accompanied it with a picture of her kissing Tony Garnett on the cheek with the London Eye and River Thames behind them on a trip to London from Bradford
'The second thing I want to cover is the concept of the 'yellow press'. Do you really think that someone can be abducted from a happy family in 10 days?
'Why so much attention to my story, if it is clearly exaggerated and written in such a way as to be as dramatic as possible?
'Anthony and I are fine.
'Therefore, those who supported me from the very beginning and knew that behind any of my actions there is something real and wonderful - thank you. The rest - you will be disappointed in your judgements ;)'
Tony Garnett, 29, said he has fallen in love with his family's guest, 22-year-old refugee Sofiia Karkadym, who admitted she 'fancied' her host as soon as she saw him
Jilted mother Lorna Garnett (pictured with ex-partner Tony) shared her anger after she let the Ukrainian woman into her home
Miss Karkadym had previously insisted she was not to blame for the breakdown of her sponsors' relationship, telling The Sun: 'That never crossed my mind. I liked the family. I spent a lot of time with Lorna and I tried to help her. But she was two-faced.
'Her constant suspicions, the tension, it just pushed me and Tony closer together.
'She created this situation by constantly suggesting something was going on when it wasn't. So this is her fault.'
Jilted mother Lorna Garnett said she was left heartbroken after her husband decided to leave her for their guest.
Speaking to the Sun on Sunday, Mrs Garnett said she believes Miss Karkadym 'set her sights on Anthony from the start, decided she wanted him and she took
