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A JILTED bridegroom has told how his new Jamaican wife dumped him just 20 MINUTES after he brought her home to Scotland.

Patrice Chambers, 24, sent 57-year-old Johnny Gannon out to buy Pot Noodles for her as soon as they arrived at his council flat in Perth.

And when he got back, she told him she was leaving - and started trying to flag down passing cars in the street.

Patrice then headed for the railway station and caught a train to England. Johnny hasn't seen her since and suspects she is with a Jamaican boyfriend.

Trusting Johnny helped Patrice get a visa to come to the UK after they tied the knot in Jamaica earlier this year.

And he told the Record: "She's used me. I feel humiliated. A visa and flights to the UK were probably all she was after.

"I popped out for 20 minutes and by the time I got back, she said she wasn't staying.

"I was devastated. I didn't know what was happening.

"She was adamant. She was trying to flag down cars.

"I was looking forward to spending the rest of my life with Patrice but I think she planned this all along."

Johnny met Patrice two years ago on one of his regular holidays in Jamaica.

And despite the 33-year age gap, he fell head over heels in love after a pal set them up on a blind date in the resort of Treasure Beach.

Johnny and Patrice got to know each other in a romantic bar on a reef where customers can watch dolphins playing. He was soon convinced he'd found the girl of his dreams.

"Things were good," Johnny said. "I think that, to start with, Pat r i c e was probably quite genuine too.

"She ran a little bar and I'd hang out with her there. She was intelligent and I myself thought she had the potential to be a great life partner.

"Of course I was pinching myself over how lucky I'd been to end up with such a beautiful young woman. But the relationship was getting better over time so I wasn't suspecting any kind of sting operation.

"I heard from a friend that Patrice had a boyfriend in the UK. But when I asked her, she said it was all in the past, so I been' didn't think about it again." Johnny, whose first marriage ended in divorce, continued to see Patrice on trips to Jamaica.

But the UK authorities refused her a tourist visa to visit him in Scotland because they feared she wouldn't return home. It was then, Johnny said, that she started to talk about marriage.

"It was her who brought it up," he admitted. "But she wasn't ramming it down my throat."

Patrice stepped up the wedding talk in January when Johnny flew back to Treasure Beach. She wanted to be married before he returned home.

"All of a sudden everything was on," Johnny said. "The location was sorted and I was getting taken along to meet the pastor.

"The wedding took place with a few of her friends but there was no sign of her family, which should have set alarm bells off.

"Patrice looked beautiful. I'd paid for her dress and hairstyling and I was so proud." The marriage was later consummated and when Johnny got back to Scotland, he started work to get his wife a UK visa. It came through this month.

Johnny also sent Patrice £700 to pay for the visa paperwork she needed in Jamaica, but she told him the cash had been stolen and she needed more. He had to get a loan from his sister to find the money.

Johnny also sent Patrice cash each month. He spent more than £4000 on her this year alone.

And he thought his dream was coming true on Saturday when he flew to Gatwick to meet Patrice's flight from Jamaica.

He recalled: "I greeted her off the plane with a big hug and kiss. We flew to Edinburgh and my friend picked us up at the airport and took us to Perth."

But within minutes of Patrice arriving at Johnny's flat, it was clear something was wrong.

She told Johnny their marriage was over when he returned from going shopping for her and he left her at the railway station.

He says that before Patrice boarded a train bound for Bristol, one of his friends made her give back a phone he'd given her.

"She'd run up a bill of nearly £500 on it," Johnny said. "It was mostly with phone calls to Jamaica."

Johnny reported Patrice to police but fears they didn't take him seriously. He now plans to contact the UK Border Agency, who could rescind her visa.

"I feel a bit of a fool," he confessed. "I was looking forward to introducing Patrice to my mum. I'll have to think what to tell her now."