By Marine Lourens ofPhoto: STUFF / John Kirk-AndersonA serial fraudster stole money from an 85-year-old blind woman who was unable to use an ATM without assistance. You have preyed on the elderly, the frail, the vulnerable and the kind," Judge John Brandts-Giesen said. All Barwell's victims were over the age of 65 and gave him various amounts of money. The woman, who is blind, ordered a taxi and drove with Barwell to an ATM to withdraw money. It may have been that you slipped back into old habits after a break of five years, [but] people who go back to their old habits don't appear to have learned much," the judge told him.

Source: Stuff November 03, 2022 12:09 UTC