LONDON – A British fraudster who faked a coma to avoid prosecution has been jailed for obstructing justice.
Alan Knight of Swansea, Wales, stole more than 40,000 pounds ($80,000 CAD) from the bank account of an elderly neighbour.
Get daily National news
After he was arrested in 2011, 48-year-old Knight claimed to be quadriplegic and so sick he sometimes fell into a coma. Abetted by his wife, Helen, he checked himself into a hospital to avoid court appearances, saying he was having seizures.
Knight’s deceit was uncovered when police tracked the use of his supermarket card, and produced surveillance-camera footage of him driving and walking.
Last year he was sentenced to four years in prison for forgery, fraud and theft.
On Friday, judge Huw Davies sentenced Knight to an additional 14 months. Helen Knight received 10 months.
- Israel team, JD Vance booed at Olympics opening ceremony
- Latest alleged Iranian regime official found in Canada wants his identity hidden
- Bodies found in area in Mexico where search is on for 10 missing workers from Canadian mine
- Trump takes down racist AI video of Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys
Comments