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Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by hatux: 6:15pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
LONDON (AP) — He might have got away with it if it hadn't been for his supermarket loyalty card. A 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. When police began investigating, the 47-year-old Knight claimed to be quadriplegic and so sick he sometimes fell into a coma. He checked himself into a hospital to avoid court appearances, saying he was having seizures. 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. "We've been through absolute hell and we're still going through hell," she wrote, according to the newspaper. Knight's deceit was uncovered when police tracked the use of his supermarket card, and produced surveillance camera footage of him walking and driving. Warned that the trial would go ahead whether he was present or not, Knight arrived at Swansea Crown Court Tuesday in a wheelchair and neck brace. Faced with the video evidence, he pleaded guilty to 19 counts of forgery, fraud and theft. His wife has not been charged with any offense. Judge Paul Thomas said Knight was "a very accomplished and determined actor ... and the conditions he claims to be suffering from are simply nonexistent." "His illnesses coincide with impending court appearances. I do not believe the symptoms are genuine," the judge was quoted as saying by the South Wales Evening Post. Knight is due to be sentenced Nov. 7. 1 Share
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Re: Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by freshness2020: 6:31pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
#BadmanThings.. He can run but can't hide! 1 Like |
Re: Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by thunderrider: 6:47pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
If he were to be a black guy noise for don plenty for media |
Re: Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by hatux: 6:53pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
thunderrider:Lol .. Your moniker' kind of ... |
Re: Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by mainheart(m): 7:03pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
coma for two years, the man get liver |
Re: Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by valmunich(m): 7:06pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
People get mind shaa |
Re: Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by destante(f): 9:09pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
Re: Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by hatux: 9:54pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
mainheart:He get am die.. But he no get pass you ma brother. |
Re: Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by mainheart(m): 9:56pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
hatux:u funny |
Re: Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by hatux: 10:00pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
mainheart:Funny? No be true I talk, aren't you the main heart? |
Re: Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by mainheart(m): 10:02pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
hatux:main heart and not strong heart |
Re: Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by lonelydora: 10:04pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
Badt guy. His root must have connection to Nigeria. |
Re: Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by bebe2(f): 10:08pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
the love of benefit can make pple do crazy things. big man like dat |
Re: Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by hatux: 10:15pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
mainheart:Lol .. You sabi fear o.. |
Re: Unbelievable: UK Man Faked Coma For 2 Years To Avoid Court by hatux: 10:16pm On Oct 22, 2014 |
lonelydora:Must every bad root be trace to Nigeria? |
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