Father-of-two, 29, who left mother of his children for Ukrainian refugee told to stop
The British father who ran off with a Ukrainian refugee who came to live in his home has agreed to cease contact with the former partner he walked out on.
Tony Garnett, 29, appeared in court today after his ex-partner of 10 years, with whom he has two children, is understood to have applied for an order preventing him from contacting her.
It comes after Tony walked out on Lorna, 28, when he fell head over heels for Sofiia Karkadym who came to live with them as a refugee.
The security guard left the home he shared with Lorna and their two young daughters to start a new life with Sofiia, 22, just ten days after she arrived from wartorn Ukraine.
Tony Garnett, 28, and Sofiia Karkadym, 22, left Tony’s family home to start a new life together just 10 days after she moved in with them as a refugee
Tony left his wife of 10 years Lorna, 28, (right) for Sofiia. She has applied for an order preventing him from contacting her, and they both agreed not to contact one another in front of a judge
Tony and Sofiia said they hope to get married and have children together in future
It’s understood that today’s court hearing saw Lorna seeking a non-molestation order against Tony at a family hearing at Bradford Combined Courts – which he then agreed not to contest.
After the case Tony said the pair had agreed before a judge not to contact each other.
He said: ’‘I said I would agree to the order to keep the peace. I told them I’ll happily not speak to my ex as I don’t speak to her anyway since I moved out. It makes no difference to me, I don’t care about Lorna, I just care about seeing my children and I made that clear today.”
Tony added: ‘The judge made an order where I can’t contact her and she can’t contact me.’
It’s not clear what arguments Lorna relied on to support her application but it’s believed both parties made allegations about each other’s conduct since their break up and that relations between them remain strained.
Tony – who has set up home with Sofiia – said separate proceedings regarding access arrangements for their children remain ongoing.
Tony said the revelation of his moving in with Sofiia had led to a torrent of abuse on social media.
Tony, who is now hoping to launch a pop career after recording a rap about the couple’s experiences, has insisted that his relationship with Lorna was already on the rocks before he met Sofiia.
We told last week how the couple now plan to marry and have children – if doctors can reverse the vasectomy he had after having two children with Lorna.
Tony told MailOnline: ‘I want to propose to this beautiful lady,’
Sofiia said: ‘We are planning our life together. I want to be a mother. I want to have children.
‘I am a young woman so it can wait a few years and I hope that Tony can have his vasectomy reversed so that we can become a family together.’
The couple who have been together around two months for just two months and are already making plans to visit Sofiia’s family back in Ukraine.