Jilted fiancee tells of Des Campbell's fateful SMS

June Ingham thought she would spend the rest of her life with Des Campbell.Instead, the Supreme Court heard, her fiance took her money and her home and dumped her by text message while she was in England, farewelling her family.''It ripped my heart out, destroyed me,'' Ms Ingham said yesterday, weeping in the witness box as her former lover watched from the dock.After ending his relationship with Ms Ingham, Mr Campbell married the wealthy widow Janet Fisicaro. Six months later, in March 2005, he allegedly pushed her off a cliff in the Royal National Park. He denies the allegation that he murdered the 49-year-old for her money and has pleaded not guilty.The Crown alleges that Mr Campbell tended to start relationships with middle-aged women with the intention of acquiring their money, and that when Ms Ingham sued him for the return of $40,000 he ''learnt a lesson'' - providing a motive for Janet's murder.The court heard that in April 2001, four years after meeting Mr Campbell, Ms Ingham left her home in England to join him in Deniliquin. He had asked about her divorce settlement the day he collected her from the airport, and had grown angry and abusive on learning it was less than expected. He called her ''a f---ing liar and a slag'' then ignored her, she said.Mr Campbell returned her to the airport the next morning, leaving her in tears. Ms Ingham said when he phoned to apologise, he mentioned he had always wanted a sports car.The next day they visited a dealership where she paid $57,000 - the amount of her initial divorce settlement - for a Lotus. ''My mind was a bit mixed up from the previous day,'' she said.Within months Mr Campbell had sold the Lotus, using the proceeds to buy them a $148,500 house in Deniliquin, in his name.The jury heard the two were engaged and, in February 2002, Ms Ingham was packing up the remnants of her life in England when she received a text message from Mr Campbell: ''I'm sorry but I'm moving to live with ex-wife … Will sell house and send you money. Post me address for your things to be sent to you. Have made up mind to do this.''Ms Ingham said she texted in reply: ''I can't believe that you could do this to me, take everything and leave me with nothing … You took my heart, my money and left me homeless.''She began court action in 2003 to recover $40,000 from Mr Campbell, eventually settling for $9000 because she was distressed and ''just wanted to forget about it''.''I was going to spend the rest of my life with him,'' she said.''I loved him. I trusted him.''The jury heard that five months after his wife's death, Mr Campbell was engaged to a woman named Melissa, whom he later married. The officer in charge of the murder investigation, Detective Sergeant Shannon Spargo, said photographs of Melissa were on display when police searched Mr Campbell's home on August 31, 2005.Mr Campbell's activity on the dating website RSVP was also detailed in court. According to his profile, he was looking for a ''lover … partner … wife … I just want someone who inspires me.''The trial continues on Monday.