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http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/UK-man-faked-coma-for-2-years-to-avoid-court-5839486.phpA British fraudster who pretended to be quadriplegic and sometimes comatose for two years to avoid prosecution has been convicted after police caught him on camera driving and strolling around supermarkets.
Alan Knight of Swansea, Wales, stole more than 40,000 pounds ($64,000) from the bank account of an elderly neighbor with Alzheimer's disease, prosecutors said....
The South Wales Evening Post reported Wednesday that the suspect's wife, Helen Knight, had written to the newspaper saying her husband had obtained a doctor's letter certifying he was "quadriplegic and in a comatose condition, bed-bound at home" after a neck injury....
Knight's deceit was uncovered when police tracked the use of his supermarket card, and produced surveillance camera footage of him walking and driving.
Alan Knight of Swansea, Wales, stole more than 40,000 pounds ($64,000) from the bank account of an elderly neighbor with Alzheimer's disease, prosecutors said....
The South Wales Evening Post reported Wednesday that the suspect's wife, Helen Knight, had written to the newspaper saying her husband had obtained a doctor's letter certifying he was "quadriplegic and in a comatose condition, bed-bound at home" after a neck injury....
Knight's deceit was uncovered when police tracked the use of his supermarket card, and produced surveillance camera footage of him walking and driving.
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UK man faked coma for 2 years to avoid court (Original Post)
KamaAina
Oct 2014
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DesMoinesDem
(1,569 posts)1. Well, Buster’s in what we call a light to no coma.
In laymans term, it might be considered a very heavy nap.
JHB
(37,161 posts)2. I suspect that the doctor has a few questions to answer...
...or more than a few, from people who can issue subpoenas.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)3. Hotblack Desiato - spending a year dead "for tax reasons".
valerief
(53,235 posts)4. Time to watch The Fortune Cookie again.
tridim
(45,358 posts)6. This would have worked for this fraud...
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)7. LOL...must have had the munchies.