Article: I pawned my bagpipes for a mail-order bride; African beauty conned Ian out of pounds 1000.(News)

Byline: JIM LAWSON; EXCLUSIVE

A LOVELORN islander pawned his bagpipes to pay for a mail-order bride.

Ian Henderson, 38, cashed in his beloved pipes after falling in love with a stunning African woman he met through a dating magazine.

Beautiful Anke Jon, 24, wrote to Ian declaring her undying love and enclosing sexy pictures.

But yesterday Ian admitted she had done a bunk after he sent pounds 1000 to pay for her journey from Ghana to Skye.

Ian, who once played for the Pope, warned other long-distance Romeos to keep their wallet ...

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