Heather Mills has been accused of breaking a promise to a disabled mother whose artificial legs she promised to pay for.
The 40-year-old ex-wife of Sir Paul McCartney — who herself has an artificial after she was hit by a car in 1993 — met Maria Rybkina, who was left tragically disabled in a train accident, in her Moscow flat four years ago.
Heather promised 28-year-old Maria a personal donation of $20,000 to provide her with new artificial legs, but it has now been claimed that the former glamor model never handed over the cash, despite repeated promises to do so.
Maria is now able to walk again after she received the help of British couple Robin and Inna Barratt, who launched a fund-raising campaign on her behalf.
“Heather rang us and emailed us repeatedly with promises to pay for Maria’s legs,” Robin tells Britain’s News of The World newspaper.
“But every single promise she made fell flat. In the end, she never did anything at all.
“Heather said she would personally get Maria some really good artificial legs, which would cost around £5,000 ($10,000), and cosmesis—the silicone cosmetic covering—which would be another £5,000.
“She promised she would also provide all the medical support needed to get her walking again. She told us that because her charity only helped victims of landmines, she would support Maria from her own personal finances.
“At first we thought she was a really sincere person. But all her big promises came to nothing. It was shocking behavior.”
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