Electrician shamed by court as bigamist after tying knot with third wife - while still legally married to his second
A thrice-wed electrician has been shamed by a court as a bigamist after he tied the knot with his third wife - while still legally married to his second.
At Chester Magistrates Court Rowlands initially denied bigamy, which is punishable by up to seven years in prison, but he changed his plea to guilty on the day of trial and was fined £456 with £346 in prosecution costs and a victim surcharge. He now faces paying out legal fees on finalising the divorce with Hayley and paying for a new wedding to legalise his marriage to Kerry.
“Through social media in February 2020, she was made aware that Mr Rowlands had married at the Holiday Inn in Ellesmere Port on 15 February 2020. This was confirmed by a marriage certificate obtained from the Cheshire West and Chester Registry Office. "But he has not provided any documents or the decree nisi that gave him the belief that he was divorced. It is just what he is saying.”
"Kerry Rowlands stands by her husband. She is the person who suffers the most with these proceedings as she has now found that she is not legally married. “Mr Rowlands is also somebody naturally very anxious. These proceedings have increased his anxiety, so much so, that though this would not be likely to result in a custodial sentence he has thought of nothing else since the proceedings commenced. He has been looking at the internet and made himself worse, so much so that he actually suffered a heart attack. He was hospitalised for 24 hours in the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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