A fraudster who pretend to be in comma 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 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.
LONDON (AP) — He might have got away with it if it hadn't been for his supermarket loyalty card.
He was taken to Crown Court on Tuesday in a wheelchair and neck brace. Faced with the video evidence, he pleaded guilty to 19 counts of forgery, fraud and theft. the judge was quoted as saying by the South Wales Evening Post. knight is due to be sentenced on 7th Nov.
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