Washington
(ANI):
Heather
Mills
has
been
accused
of
breaking
a
promise
to
provide
new
artificial
legs
for
a
disabled
Russian
woman.
The
former
wife
of
Sir
Paul
McCartney
first
met
Maria
Rybkina,
who
was
left
disabled
following
a
train
accident,
at
her
flat
in
Moscow
four
years
ago.
After
hearing
the
28-year-old's
story,
the
former
model
pledged
20,000
dollars
to
help
but
it
is
claimed
that
she
never
handed
over
the
cash,
despite
repeated
promises
to
do
so.
This
has
forced
Rybkina
to
take
to
the
streets
of
Moscow
to
beg
for
money,
reports
Contactmusic.
Maria
has
received
support
from
British
couple
Robin
and
Inna
Barratt
for
the
past
few
years.
She
is
finally
able
to
walk
again
after
the
pair
held
numerous
fundraising
events.
However,
the
Barratts
said
that
they
are
furious
with
Mills'
false
promises.
Recalling
a
phone
call
they
received
from
Mills
herself
after
they
wrote
in
to
the
Heather
Mills
Health
Trust,
a
charity
for
amputees,
Robin
says,
"She
said
brightly,
'Hello,
this
is
Heather
Mills-MCCartney.'
We
spoke
for
a
long
time.
Heather
said
she
would
personally
get
Maria
some
really
good
artificial
legs,
which
would
cost
around
10,000
dollars,
and
cosmesis
the
silicone
cosmetic
covering
which
would
be
another
10,000
dollars.
"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," he
added.
But
Mills'
vows
failed
to
materialise,
and
the
Barratts
made
up
the
cash
needed
for
Rybkina's
prosthetics
by
donating
4,000
dollars
of
their
own
money,
as
well
as
holding
various
fundraisers.
Robin
said:
"Heather
rang
us
and
emailed
us
repeatedly
with
promises
to
pay
for
Maria's
legs.
But
every
single
promise
she
made
fell
flat.
In
the
end,
she
never
did
anything
at
all.
At
first
we
thought
she
was
a
really
sincere
person.
But
all
her
big
promises
came
to
nothing.
It
was
shocking
behaviour," he
added.