A fraudster who conned a woman he met on a dating website out of more than £34,000 will have to pay just a fraction back.

Jaswant Gohil duped his victim into making a number of loans to him to invest in companies that didn't exist.

Juge Martin Huseyin said the 58-year-old "acted like a leech" during sentencing in June.

Six months on, Gohil has been ordered to pay back the remainder of his assets, totalling £9,043, in compensation to his victim.

The 58-year-old met his victim online, claiming to be a successful businessman with a large income and an accompanying lifestyle.

In fact he was a compulsive gambler living with another woman.

With his victim in debt and struggling to meet loan repayments, she challenged him.

Gohil, formerly of Victoria Road, Tunbridge Wells, confessed he was already in another relationship and had no intentions of leaving it.

He was sentenecd to three years in prison in June after being convicted of fraud.

If he fails to pay the full sum within three months his prison sentence will be extended.

Det Insp Annie Clayton, of the Serious Economic Crime Unit said: "If Gohil fails to comply with the order, he will not only have to serve an additional prison sentence, but following this will still have to pay back the money.

"The Proceeds of Crime Act remains one of our biggest weapons against those who fund a lifestyle from crime. It enables police to claw back any ill-gotten gains from offenders, by allowing us to seize cash, cars and even lavish homes which may have been funded by crime."