A Dutch person who wanted to have children cheated in Kenya, moves the court with his story

A Kenyan woman has been charged with fraud with a very bitter aftertaste in Nairobi. She is accused of cheating a single Dutch farmer who wants to have children as much as 2.9 million Kenyan shillings (about 22,300 euros) with a non-existent surrogacy agreement. "After she showed me the contracts, I felt that I could trust her and her agency," said 36-year-old Dion van Aardt in an emotional testimony in court on Tuesday.

“I couldn't be lucky when the surrogacy agency reported that the first scan showed that he was going to be a boy. Filled with paternity, I began to prepare, buy diapers and baby food, and look for a household help to help me raise it, '' the court and Kenyan media told the 30-something.

The second scan, which, according to Winnie Maina's surrogacy office, showed that the baby was going to be a girl, made Van Aardt decide to name his daughter "after my mother," he said moved. The woman sitting in court then burst into tears. The court had also been visibly affected, as were other family members of the thirties present. They were deeply involved in Dion's impending fatherhood and even organized a baby shower to celebrate the arrival of his daughter. "Winnie Maina had suggested that," said Van Aardt.

Caesarean section

When he heard nothing on the date that the surrogate mother was due, according to the agency, the farmer from Nanyuki (about 200 kilometers north of Nairobi) did not immediately feel wet. "The surrogate mother was not yet in labor," it said. He was then put on the line for several weeks with news that the woman had been hospitalized and that she refused a caesarean section, the only option, so to speak. Van Aardt then started packing his luggage and preparing for a stay in Nairobi to be with his daughter. "When I was about to leave, Winnie Maina called with the message that mother and child had died," sniffled the Zimbabwe-born Dutchman.

He told Maina that he wanted to see his daughter and the surrogate mother before they were buried but was told that payment had to be made to transport them to a suitable morgue. After the payment, the Kenyan gave him the name of the funeral home but put up several stories that prevented him from seeing the remains, she said.

Van Aardt called the morgue for advice, but it turned out that no deceased mother and child had been brought in there. “Then I called the Agha Khan hospital and was shocked to hear that my sperm was still untouched in the storage bank. I realized that I had been scammed, '' said the Dutchman.