Gambian man arrested in Austria for Bigamy, with FOUR wives, SEVEN fiancees and FIVE girlfriends
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A prolific lover with four wives, seven
fiancées and five girlfriends has set Austria’s record for bigamy. Sonko
Tijan was finally caught in a honey trap at Vienna Airport after two of
his wives realised they were married to the same man and complained to
police.
A prolific lover with four wives, seven
fiancées and five girlfriends has set Austria’s record for bigamy. Sonko
Tijan was finally caught in a honey trap at Vienna Airport after two of
his wives realised they were married to the same man and complained to
police.
The seducer had picked up women all across the country, using them for room and board whenever he was nearby and borrowing money from them which he never returned.
His downfall came after he met Sonja
Maier, who believed she had found love at first sight when she was swept
off her feet by Tijan after meeting him in a bar.
The 28-year-old from Gambia told her he
felt the same, and after a whirlwind romance – and against the advice of
her family – they were married a month later.
After a year of happy marriage she was
pregnant and browsing Facebook when she happened across somebody with
the same surname and a strikingly similar-looking husband.
Curious, the delved into the woman’s
profile. Then she realised this woman’s husband was not only similar
looking, but actually identical. The fact he had the same surname as her
own spouse convinced her something was wrong.
‘I thought that either he had a twin I never knew about or he was cheating on me,’ she said.
Ms Maier got in touch with the woman to
compare notes. Soon they realised that when he was with one of them, he
was never with the other, and together they made a complaint to police
after he vanished when they confronted him.
That complaint led to the unravelling of a
web of intrigue that has so far revealed 16 different women all of whom
believed they were in an exclusive relationship with Tijan, including
three who were married to him.
The youngest of his women was 22, and the
oldest 44; there is also another woman he is married to in his home
country, where he also has children.
Tijan used the women to provide him with a
place to stay and food whenever he was in the area, and also borrowed
tens of thousands of euros promising to pay it back later. He never did.
Some also complained he had taken their jewellery to use as a security on loans he needed. And if a woman became too demanding on his time or for her money back, she suddenly found that he had vanished.
Living by his looks: Tijan used the women to
provide him with a place to stay and food whenever he was in the area,
and also borrowed tens of thousands of euros promising to pay it back
later. He never did.
Police have now found that he kept a
network of women across Austria from the western state of Vorarleberg to
the capital Vienna. As well as the 15 active lovers, they believe there
were many others who he used, then dumped.
Police have also found four children Tijan
has fathered with different women in Austra. Two of his current
girlfriends were pregnant.
Detective Patrick Maierhofer, who has made
an appeal for other women to come forward, said: ‘He always used the
same tactics. He would look at women in bars and was always charming and
attentive.
‘He would also fascinate them with
fanciful stories about his homeland in Africa and how he had fled
horrific wars leaving his family behind – and later he would ask for
financial assistance for them.’
Tijan has also been accused of benefits
fraud, using his women, children and fake names and photos of friends
who were also black to claim thousands from the Austrian social
services.
He once posted online that the Austrians could not tell the difference between black men anyway.
Vienna police spokesman Thomas Keiblinger
said: ‘He went under various names and we have released his picture at
some of his names in the hope that we can contact other victims.
‘They included the names Sonko Tijan, Bojang Tijan and Crang Junior.
‘He claimed the money was for business
ventures to help his family in Gambia. We have found that he is actually
also married to a woman in Gambia where he also has a family.’
Police put out an arrest warrant for him and eventually tracked him down using Facebook after discovering he was on the hunt for fresh victims.
Officers arranged for a honey trap with
the cooperation of a young woman he had been communicating with online
to persuade her to lend him more money.
In reality though she was working with police and he was arrested.
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