FURIOUS Linda Scerri has told how she woke up after a Christmas Eve row to find her partner of four years had left her and taken all their belongings – together with the turkey – with him.
Linda, 57, and 55-year-old Lee had a row in the pub because he’d forgotten to get her a Christmas card but when she woke up in the spare room of their home she discovered he had gone.
She said: “Lee and I had rowed over something silly, and I’d fallen asleep in the spare room.
“When I couldn’t find him in our bedroom, I assumed he was already downstairs, but nothing could’ve prepared me for what I was about to find… he’d left and taken everything with him.
“The TV, kettle and mugs were missing, and when I opened the fridge door – even the turkey had gone together with all the Christmas booze.
“I was speechless. Lee had even taken the coffee, tea, and sugar so I couldn’t make myself a hot drink. As I sat there sobbing, I wondered how I’d get through the day.
“I eventually called my friends and family, who all rallied together, and everyone bought something.
“We managed to make Christmas Day a success and I was so grateful to have such wonderful people around me.”
Linda, who is a mum of three to Tom, 33, Max, 30, and Amelie, 24, from Bromsgrove, Worcs, had quit her senior sales manager job just weeks before Christmas and was terrified about the future.
She said: “Lee and I ended up speaking briefly afterwards, but the damage was done. We split and moved out of the house.
“With no job and the UK plunged into lockdown, I picked myself up and decided to become a savvy shopper.
“And I started collecting furniture and clothes that people were throwing away for free. I upcycled them and sold them.
“Now I make my own cleaning products and toothpaste. I buy clothes from charity shops and I now have my own Facebook community .
“In some ways he’s done me a favour as it forced me into a new career.
“I can’t wait for Christmas this year – I will be cooking another turkey with real friends – who I know won’t try to steal it.”
