The former partner of one of the UK’s richest stockbrokers is banned from leaving the paradisiacal island of Mauritius Because of bitter civil and criminal disputes with his ex-wife.
His divorce, which is one of the most talked about, has assets that can be shared for all tastes: there are Nespresso coffee machineto the White Company for a total value of about £300.
Teresa de Freitas, 47, has separated from Terry Smith, 68, after thirteen years of relationship. Due to the ban on leaving the island of Mauritius, she is unable to visit her terminally ill 81-year-old father.
Smith, who is said to have a fortune of £300m, claims Freitas “stole truckloads” of family property from the home they once shared on Paradise Island.
Smith’s latest indictment alleges Teresa stole a Nespresso machine and bed linen from the White Company, the Sunday Times reported.
Smith also alleged last year that Freitas embezzled money from a joint bank account the couple used. She strongly denies all the accusations and asserts that she is being subjected to them A victim because he left a rich and powerful man.
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While the legal process is in progress, Teresa is prohibited from leaving the island and even Need court approval to visit her 81-year-old father, who is receiving palliative care more than nine thousand kilometers away on the Portuguese island of Madeira.
The couple when they were having fun together in the islands of Mauritius.
Private archive of Teresa de Freitas
She told The Times, “It’s like your basic right where a human being is taken away. It’s corrupt in some way, it’s wrong. I’m supposed to have stolen a Nespresso machine and can’t go see my dying father? How can you do this to a woman in the 21st century? That idea is You are trapped.You are on a small island in the middle of the southern Indian Ocean where Leaving illegally has long-lasting consequences.”
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couple history
The couple met in 2005 when they were working for stockbroker Collins Stewart. They embarked on a relationship two years later. Then, in 2014, Smith moved from London to Mauritius and asked Teresa to join him so they could live together in a villa located inside a luxury golf resort in Tamarin Bay.
Documents filed in Mauritius indicate that the couple’s relationship broke down in April of last year and that Smith left the family home in May.
After her departure, Freitas allegedly moved in with her new boyfriend at the luxurious accommodations. Smith, who owns the villa, said the man should leave the house.
Private archive of Teresa de Freitas
As the situation deteriorates, Teresa has been arrested on suspicion of theft of property. She denied theft and claimed to have purchased the items in question. She was later released on bail.
Smith, nicknamed “Warren Buffett from the United KingdomShe has an estimated net worth of £300 million and is recognized as a major stock picker.
Freitas says he had receipts for many of the disputed items, but returned them as a “goodwill gesture.”
in a statement through their attorney, “She could certainly see justification for her arrest because she stole trucks loaded with my belongings, to which she herself admitted,” Smith said.
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