'At the end of the day, what you did was prey on a very old lady who believed that you had her best interests at heart'
A 'despicable' conman stole hundreds of pounds from a pensioner on the day her husband died. A judge said of Paul McFadden: "At the end of the day, what you did was prey on a very old lady who believed that you had her best interests at heart'
He began his offending by transferring sums of £50 from Mrs Cain's account to himself, but gradually doubled the amounts to the point where they reached £2,000, Liverpool Crown Court heard. The thief made up to 32 transactions per day, with the highest figure stolen in one 24-hour period reaching £4,000, reports The Echo.
Neil Bisarya, prosecuting, described how she was left "distressed" shortly after her husband's death due to an unpaid £170 newsagents bill. She had given the defendant money to pay this, but two weeks later the shop threatened to stop its deliveries as the sum had still not been received. Three days later, she suffered a severe fall and was admitted to Aintree Hospital. McFadden told her relatives he would go to the flat to pick up her handbag and other items, but they were never delivered.
McFadden had told them he was travelling to the Lake District, where he was staying in a Travelodge hotel, after being informed of Mrs Cain's death. On the day of her funeral on June 8, he texted the family to say he had dropped off the purse and card with the manager of her accommodation.
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