Wheelchair-bound Agnes Hewitt spun a web of lies which saw former soldier George Ross and businessman Michael Dooley hand over huge sums of cash totalling nearly £200,000.
Agnes Hewitt, 63, spun a web of lies which saw former soldier George Ross and businessman Michael Dooley hand over huge sums of cash.
Hewitt had called demanding a payment for £10,000 as he lay seriously ill in hospital and his family alerted police who discovered she had taken a total of £52,684. Jurors unanimously convicted her of obtaining £192,649 by fraud between January 2012 and December 2018 following a four-day trial. "My husband was crying his eyes out on the phone to her in the hospital and he said to her 'you have bled me dry and taken every penny'."
Dooley, 55, told the court: "Me and my wife were starting to dispute all of the evidence and we got the brush off from her and that is when we knew we were right and that is when the police were called in.He added: "She was mentioning millions of pounds was coming in this settlement.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Investigation into Deaths of Three Babies in LanarkshireA fatal accident inquiry (FAI) has begun into the deaths of three babies in Lanarkshire. The families are reliving their worst nightmare as they seek answers and justice.
Read more »
Moment wheelchair user, 29, crawls up stairs at London Overground station on her bottom due to...Staff were seen giggling at wheelchair user Jennie Berry who was left to shuffle up the steps on her bottom, and joking that she 'could use the lift if she wanted' after she finished the 15-minute climb.
Read more »
Moment wheelchair user, 29, crawls up stairs at London Overground station on her bottom due to...Staff were seen giggling at wheelchair user Jennie Berry who was left to shuffle up the steps on her bottom, and joking that she 'could use the lift if she wanted' after she finished the 15-minute climb.
Read more »
Billions lost to fraud and error during UK's pandemic spending spreeWatchdog orders a rethink in time for the next emergency
Read more »
Lancashire army veteran jailed for glorifying Jo Cox killerA Lancashire man is jailed for two years and eight months for glorifying the murder on social media.
Read more »