Finally divorced from a man I never met: East Rand woman’s alarming 15-year fraudulent marriage

For 15 years her life was held hostage by a stranger – she couldn’t work or even open an account in her own name.

Day after day, year after year Elize O’Brien (41) fought against the shackles of a scam marriage – and now, at last, she’s been freed.

The high court in Pretoria recently declared the marriage fraudulent and Elize’s relief knows no bounds. Elize was married to a man she’d never even met, a faceless fraudster who stole her life.