The day before Rosa was due to arrive, she called to say her mother had fallen and needed support during a short hospital stay. They planned a South Island road trip together. After four months, Rosa told Anthony she had booked flights to visit him.
Rosa said she lived in Italy but wanted to visit Anthony in New Zealand some day.Īnthony and Rosa communicated many times a day - over the dating website, through text messages, and occasionally over video chat. He and Rosa seemed to have a lot in common, and they got to know more about each other over time. Anthony met a woman named Rosa through an online dating website.