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A CONWOMAN who tried to fleece a string of lovers out of over £250,000 attempted to dupe another even while on trial, it emerged yesterday.
Serial bride Emma Golightly, 22, was given two years' jail yesterday after more than 100 offences in an 18-month web of deceit.
Yet in between court appearances for swindling five victims, the brazen liar was lining up No6 after meeting him on a dating site.
She made the 30-year-old fall for her and fibbed that her family was rich but she was mourning her mum's cancer death.
The man, too embarrassed to give his name, said: "She said I was her rock and she wouldn't have been able to cope without me.
"People may think me stupid to take these lies in, but you do when you're trusting and think you've found the perfect woman."
They regularly phoned and texted one another but never met as she stood him up on dates. He went on: "She seemed a loving, caring, fun, full-of-life girl. I can understand how these men were duped."
The blonde seduced victims with sob stories after snaring them online or in lonely hearts ads. She wed one and tricked another into a sham marriage after claiming she was dying of cancer and dreamt of being a bride.
She also posed as a millionaire.
However, Golightly, of Newcastle, would get hold of their credit cards and cheque books and run up huge bills on holidays, cars, posh hotels and top restaurants.
She bought men lavish gifts with their own cash and tried to order a £78,000 Porsche for one. The conwoman also tried to pay for a £66,000 Range Rover and a £42,000 Land Rover.
Her scams would have totalled £254,000. Even her family were not safe and she defrauded her mum and gran's credit cards.
Her deception began in December 2004 when she wed Chris Williams, 33, in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. By the time he kicked her out in April 2005 she had taken him for £20,000.
Weeks later she moved in with new lover Andrew Norris, who later found large sums missing from his bank account.
By October 2005 she was arranging her marriage to victim No3 Colin Fitton but did not book a registrar for the ceremony because she was still wed to Mr Williams.
She then turned to Stephen Bell, who had her arrested after an £88,000 credit card bill.
Yet while on bail she lured victim No5, Richard Sutherland, who also called police when he found money missing.
Golightly admitted 17 offences, including theft, deception and attempted deception, with 88 others taken into consideration. Her lawyer Peter Schofield told Newcastle crown court she needed help for "a deeply unpleasant personality disorder".
But Judge David Wood said: "These offences are so serious only custody can be justified."
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