My ex-boyfriend Emile Cilliers abandoned our family and lied about his wife - I feel like I dodged a bullet READ MORE: Who is Emile Cilliers and why did he try to kill his wife? The disturbing true story behind C4's The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot By Lauren Hughes Published: 22:25, 13 June 2024 | Updated: 22:32, 13 June 2024 e-mail View comments The ex-girlfriend of former army sergeant Emile Cilliers - jailed for twice attempting to murder his wife - has revealed how she 'dodged a bullet' after he abandoned their family. Nicolene Shepherd met Emile Cilliers in South Africa when they were teenagers and she was entranced by his charms. But she's since said she 'dodged a bullet' after her ex-partner heartlessly left her and their children and married another woman, reported the BBC .
Cilliers would go on to commit attempted murder twice in a shocking case where he sabotaged a skydive bought as a gift for his next wife, Victoria Cilliers. The disturbing case of his plan to murder his wife in cold blood has hit headlines again after Channel 4 's new documentary The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot aired this week. Nicolene Shepherd appeared on This Morning earlier this week to discuss her relationship with Emile Cilliers, who she shares two children with Cilliers, born in South Africa but living in the UK, is recognisable across the world as the man who attempted to murder his wife by sabotaging her sky dive.
On Easter Sunday 2015, experienced skydiver Victoria Cilliers suffered serious i.