Jilted Bride Parties Big Day, Then Sues

Most brides-to-be would have been crushed by the news and the manner it was delivered: a text message from the groom sent at 2am on the day of the wedding saying the whole thing was off.

Not Norlinda Abdul Rahman. The 23-year-old Malaysian nurse decided the show must go on. Rather than cancel the caterers, return the wedding presents, and abandon the reception for 1,000 guests, she persevered with the festivities.

Now she is suing her former intended for the cost of the banquet.

Ms Rahman was due to marry Hasmawi Hassan, 24, a professional footballer, last Friday by traditional Muslim rites. But his text message said: "We were not meant to be together," and she was left sitting alone on the sofa in front of her guests for two hours.

Mr Hassan, his family says, was cursed or "charmed" into behaving as he did.

Ms Rahman told a newspaper, the Star: "This should not have happened to me and it hurts. I cannot describe the embarrassment it has caused me and my family.

"I will not take him back, even if he apologises."

Mr Hassan has since lost his job with the Kedah state football team in northern Malaysia. Ms Abdul Rahman is seeking 25,470 ringgit (£3,500) for her costs and unspecified general damages.