By Anna Edwards From Daily Mail UK

UPDATE:

You won’t be smirking for much longer! Father of public schoolgirl who ran away to Caribbean with her boyfriend arrives on the island… and he does NOT look happy

Stern: Ravil Gainiyev, the father of runaway teenager Indira Gainiyeva, arrives in the Dominican Republic from Kazakhstan to be reunited with his daughter

 

The father of the teenage girl who sparked an international manhunt when she and her boyfriend ran away to the the Dominican Rebublic has arrived to bring his daughter home.

Ravil Gainiyev, the father of runaway teenager Indira Gainiyeva, was stony-faced as he arrived in the Caribbean to be reunited with his daughter.

Indira, 17, and her boyfriend Edward Bunyan, 16, sneaked out of their boarding school and fled to the holiday island.

Yesterday the young couple were pictured strolling in the sunshine at the five-star beach Occidental Grande resort in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.

However, their holiday romance has been cut short by the arrival of Indira’s father, and Edward’s mother Susannah Bunyan – who flew out earlier this week to bring the couple home.

Mr Gainiyev, 50, who runs a chain of pharmacies in Kazakhstan had previously said that he now plans to take his daughter back to the central Asian country.

Mrs Bunyan, 56, was spotted ranting at the pair after she was forced to fly to the Caribbean to find them. More: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2544467/Youre-not-lovers-youre-laughing-stock-Fellow-diners-tell-public-school-runaways-difficult-pizza-lunch-furious-mother-forced-fly-luxury-Dominican-resort.html

Original story From Daily Mail also by Anna Edwards

‘You’re not lovers, you’re a laughing stock’: Fury of mother of public school runaways as she confronts them in restaurant at Caribbean resort

Edward Bunyan and girlfriend Indira Gainiyeva enjoy eighth day in the sun

Flew to the Dominican Republic after escaping boarding school last week

They were wearing the same clothes they had been seen in a day earlier

Face expulsion from £30,000-a-year Stonyhurst College when they return

They are believed to have racked up a £3,000 credit card bill

The two teenagers who sparked an international manhunt after sneaking out of their boarding school to flee to the Caribbean have finally had their holiday romance stopped – by his furious mother.

Edward Bunyan, 16, and his girlfriend Indira Gainiyeva, 17, were yesterday pictured strolling in the sunshine at the five-star beach Occidental Grande resort in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.

But their idyllic holiday was abruptly stopped after Susannah Bunyan, 56, ranted at the pair after she was forced to fly to the Caribbean to find them.

He hung his head while his frightened girlfriend shook with fear as Ms Bunyan told them they ‘are not lovers’ and branded them ‘laughing stocks’ as they ate pepperoni pizza over lunch.

Eddy and Indira Gainiyeva with his mother Suzannah Bunyan, berated the pair over lunch (not pictured here) about their week-long sojourn in the Dominican Republic

A British tourist who watched the ’emotional and drained’ parent berate the duo told The Sun: ‘The boy kept his head down and was telling his mum to “leave it out” – but the girl looked terrified and was so upset she barely ate any food.’

The sixth-formers, who were told off by his mother when she arrived, are now staying in this hotel with the furious parent

Escapade: The couple were finally found on Sunday night after running away together from their boarding school for a holiday because of Britain’s dank weather

On Tuesday Mrs Bunyan frog marched the sheepish couple from their bolt hole to a taxi and reluctantly returned them to the luxury hotel where she had checked in.

She later accompanied them for a meeting at the police station flanked by motorcycle outriders.

Whatever punishments their parents have in store appear to have been put on hold, although a chaperone, believed to be Edward’s older brother, has been seen monitoring them.

The pair are facing expulsion from the £30,000-a-year Stonyhurst College in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

Head teacher Andrew Johnson said he was ‘delighted’ they had been found, but has refused to discuss what might happen on their return.

Keeping his head down: Edward Bunyan sparked an international manhunt when he sneaked out of school with girlfriend Indira Gainiyeva

The pair are believed to have ran up an estimated £3,000 credit card bill after they sneaked out of  school last Monday and flying to Spain where they caught at second flight to the Caribbean.

They initially checked in to the Occidental Grande resort, where a week’s stay costs around £1,600 and are believed to have spent several days there quaffing cocktails and enjoying lavish meals.

But as news of their escapades spread they checked in to a dingy £75-a-week apartment nearby.

After British police alerted Interpol, local officers spent days scouring 250 miles of coastline packed with resorts.

They were finally caught late on Sunday when plain clothes police found them sitting at a beachside restaurant in the resort of Punta Cana. They had been stocking up on bread and water and dining at cheap beachside restaurants.

Now the pair face being constantly monitored until they return home.

The pair, who have been dating for months, were seen in beachwear strolling along the ocean in Punta Cana and eating outside the hotel – but always being watched.

Ramon Brito, spokesman for the local tourist police, said: ‘We located them by tracing their credit cards.

‘They spent Sunday night at the Sol Caribe apartments, in the Los Corales resort in Bavaro. We confirmed that they were there, contacted their parents, and the police went in to take them to be reunited with their families.

‘The hotel owners won’t face any procedures – the youngsters came for a good time and behaved well, so there was never any danger to them or others.’

At around 11pm on Sunday police moved in and picked them up. It is understood that they are now in separate rooms at the Occidental and that Mrs Bunyan will act as guardian to Indira for the journey back to Britain later this week.

Indira’s father, Ravil Gainiyev, a businessman in Kazakhstan, said: ‘Everything is under control. We now want to take Indira home, back to Kazakhstan.’

It is understood that he and Indira’s mother Firuza spoke to their daughter by phone after she was found, but they declined to talk about the call.

Punishment: The pair’s school has not confirmed if they will be expelled or suspended, while Lancashire Police will also speak to them They are now in a five-star resort after briefly running off to some apartments

Serious: When police caught up with them they said they were ‘having a great time and want to stay’, but they will soon be back in the UK

In trouble: A man, who may possibly be from local police, leads them into a five-star resort as Eddy drags a small suitcase

Stonyhurst college had earlier defended its security measures, saying they were intended to keep out intruders, not to ‘imprison’ pupils.

Lancashire police said: ‘They will be given a welfare de-brief by police following their arrival back in this country. This will signal an end of police involvement in this matter.’

A source said: ‘Edward’s mother is very, very angry but also hugely relieved and wants to know what got into the pair.

‘She desperately wants to know whether her son has been unhappy at boarding school and whether he really wants to go back there. But she is also very angry at what they did. We understand this stunt cost thousands of pounds which he racked up on his credit card. It was like he was living like there was no tomorrow.’

For more on this story go to:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2544467/Youre-not-lovers-youre-laughing-stock-Fellow-diners-tell-public-school-runaways-difficult-pizza-lunch-furious-mother-forced-fly-luxury-Dominican-resort.html

See also iNews Cayman story published January 16 2014 “The worrying story behind the boarding school Caribbean runaways” at:

http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/missing-stonyhurst-college-students-flee-to-the-caribbean/