Accusations: Kris Newby proposing to his then fiance Lacey Maclean, who has claimed he used her money for gambling"
Her footballer boyfriend got down on one knee and proposed to her.
But less than two months later, the devastated woman claims he has ruined her life - by taking £12,000 her money and jewellery to feed his gambling addiction.
Happier times: Pictured on the day they got engaged, it was just weeks later before Lacey Maclean began accusing Kris Newby of taking her money"
The furious woman, who only got engaged to the East Thurrock United FC winger in January, alleged that he had spent her savings on gambling, and was heartbroken at the discovery.
Mr Newby, a prolific goalscorer with the Ryman Premier non-League club, has publicly apologised to his former fianceé, saying that he became 'hooked on gambling'.
In January Miss Maclean shared pictures of the footballer proposing to her and had excitedly Tweeted about marrying him in August 2014 in Italy'
She wrote: 'Most perfect moment ever.. Can't wait to be mrs newby..
Lacey Maclean says the footballer is 'scum' and he has publicly apologised to her and her family"
Footballer Kris Newby has apologised to Miss Maclean, and says he was too proud to admit that he had a problem before"
But two days ago she began angrily accusing Mr Newby, from Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, of being 'nothing but scum'.
She wrote: 'He... deserves to have nothing.
'Well what I have said is the truth.. He has taken all my money savings and jewellery.. I now have to pay to get my own jewellery back.. Everyone needs to no (sic) who he really is he is nothing but scum.
'The man I was gonna marry has... Taken all my money.. Savings and jewellery.
'He has gambled it all...'
The athlete, who scored three times in the FA Cup this season, has been forced to confess about his gambling in his local newspaper.
The furious woman took to Twitter to accuse her boyfriend of taking her money and jewellery
The online rant accused the footballler of being 'scum'... less than two months after the pair were engaged"
Mr Newby reportedly said he became addicted to roulette machines"
He was reported to have said that he was addicted to roulette machines.
He said: 'I thought I had sorted it out but I fell back into it four or five months ago and it started spiralling out of control.
'I've hurt a lot of people as a result, but most of all Lacey, and I’d like to publicly apologise to her and her family and anyone else I’ve hurt.
'I’ve never been addicted to drugs, but this is worse than drugs - in three seconds you have lost £100. It ruins lives.'
On a Twitter page claiming to be his, the footballer wrote that he was 'trying to put things right' and seemed eager to take responsibility for his problem.
He Tweeted: 'thats what i aim to do i want to put everything ive (sic) done right its going to take time but it all starts today and that...
'Today been a productive day 1st steps to sorting myself and everything out onto tomorrow 1 day at a time #putthingsright'.
Miss MacLean has not reported her allegations to the police, Essex Police confirmed,
She Tweeted that she does not feel ‘strong enough’ to go to court and wants to make sense of what has happened.
Mr Newby and Miss Maclean were unavailable to comment when the Mail Online tried to contact them.
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She really needs to think about going to the police. My ex husband did the same with me but for drugs and I regret that I didn't go to the police and let him get away with it. He has never been remorseful and I have never had any money back. Go to the Police, its the only way he will learn from his mistakes. telford, 12/3/2013 16:24
""He apologised to his former fiancée"" ............. "Former" Very lucky young lady. She won't know it now BUT the best thing she'll ever do in her life to ditch the sod!!!
I'm sure the media in West Thurrock will have a field day with this. Galway, Ireland, 12/3/2013 16:20
Although I feel sorry for this woman, it does make me chuckle to think this may be the first instance of a wag being fleeced by a footballer!
Ok i know its utterly wrong what he done by taking money ect from the ones he loves, but he has a addiction and needs help, not to be publicly slated! - Knutt , Kent, United Kingdom, 12/3/2013 15:35 Sometimes a public slating is what gets them to get help...
Why would you automatically go to Twitter? He's her fiancé at the end of the day and he clearly has an addiction, if she loves him should her first concern be to get him help and not just to publicly bash him straight away? For most people jewellery and money are easier to replace than love..
