A 42-year-old man from England has been jailed for two years after a court heard how he robbed his father of his savings in 2017. In a period of 14 months, the man managed to transfer more than 65,000 euros to his own bank account.
Daniel Cuthbert robbed his Northamptonshire father in 2017 by withdrawing large sums of money from his account. Cuthbert made several calls to his father’s bank for this. During the phone calls, he pretended to be his father and made several requests to transfer money to his own account. In other phone calls, the son impersonated his mother, who had died a few months before the fraud began.
Northamptonshire Police have released audio of a telephone conversation in which Cuthbert posed as his late mother.
LISTEN. Son impersonates deceased mother to steal money from father
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In addition, Cuthbert took out loans in the name of his father, who was again unaware. The debts piled up, causing the father to lose his house.
The investigation shows that the victim first noticed the suspicious activities in mid-2017 and confronted his son about it, the father chose to believe him as he was still grieving the loss of his wife.
However, in early 2018, he was visited by his bank and told he would lose his home due to delinquent debts he knew nothing about.
In addition to a two-year prison sentence, Cuthbert also received a five-year restraining order. The police responded with relief after the verdict: “This was a complex investigation, but thanks to the excellent work of the lead investigator, Cuthbert has ended up in prison and now has enough time to think about his actions. We hope this brings some closure to the victim, who was put through a horrific ordeal by his son just months after losing his wife.”
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