Man who did a runner on companion is ‘going to pay’

“HE made me famous‚ I’m going to make him infamous.”

That promise was made yesterday by Sacha Geere.

The 34-year-old mother walked out of the Fat Cactus Cafe in Cape Town without paying when her companion did a runner at the weekend.

A video clip of the two enjoying drinks at the restaurant went viral earlier in the week.

Hell hath no fury like a woman treated to an elaborate meal‚ then abandoned and saddled with a R1 300 restaurant bill.

Geere said yesterday her life had “gone for a ball of toast”.

Celeste Perry‚ co-owner of the restaurant‚ turned to social media for help tracking down the two patrons who absconded without paying the bill.

“These two people spent the afternoon at our restaurant in Gardens on Saturday and ran away without paying their R1 300 bill. Please share!” she posted alongside video footage of the “couple” on Facebook.

The backlash was swift and vicious as some online commentators demanded the “couple” be tracked down and thrown in jail.

Geere‚ humiliated by all of the attention‚ presented herself to the restaurant on Tuesday‚ apologised‚ settled the bill and left a tip for the waitress.

Now she is on a crusade to hunt down her male companion‚ also using social media‚ and have him arrested.

She said yesterday: “It’s just disgusting. I’ve never in my life been so embarrassed and I really want to find this man. I want him to go to jail.”

The mother of four said she had known the man – who is not named for legal reasons – for about three weeks via a mutual acquaintance.

“We had the drinks‚ we were there for quite a while. The food eventually came and he said‚ ‘I’m just quickly going to wash my hands,’ she said.

“I sat there for 10 minutes thinking‚ he’s taking forever to wash his hands.” Then the penny dropped. Geere admitted it was wrong to have walked out.

“He made me famous‚ I’m going to make him infamous‚” she vowed.