Jail for bigamist who posted new wedding album on Facebook

Brian Frain, 36, from Cleethorpes, was caught out when Anne-Marie Sim spotted the pictures while trying to track him down to tell him she wanted a divorce.

Ms Sim recognised that the 2009 ceremony took place at Dukinfield Register Office in Manchester – where she had married Frain 10 years previously.

When she contacted the registrar, it was confirmed that Frain had not declared that he was still married.

It later emerged that Margaret Meredith, who thought she was marrying Frain, was also not aware he had wed before.

Rachel Faux, prosecuting, told Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court that Frain’s first marriage had lasted only a couple of months and both parties went their separate ways.

Ms Sim commenced divorce proceedings in 2004 but was unable to make any contact with the defendant through her solicitors.

The prosecutor said that two years ago, because of her own plans to marry, Ms Sim undertook her own research on Facebook and found the photographs.

Frain was arrested and confirmed he had married both women.

“He said due to the amount of time that had passed he assumed he was no longer married to her (Ms Sym),” Ms Faux said.

Ms Meredith told police she didn’t know Frain had been married before and he was convicted of bigamy. The couple had had twins before splitting up.

Frain was now in another relationship, the court heard.