Kate Ellenbroek, of Alpha Support Centre, in 2009 when the centre was based at the Brackenridge Estate. The son of a couple who are about to be sentenced for ripping off funds meant for their disabled clients says there is more to the story. READ MORE: Couple blew $500k of disability charity's moneyThe Ellenbroeks' son Craig, a Christchurch electrician who was a trustee of the Alpha Support Centre Trust, said his parents' conduct had been painted "as much worse than it was". They had sold their house in Queenstown and the building that housed the day centre to pay legal expenses. His parents were owed about $400,000 when the trust's centre was closed, he claimed.

Source: Stuff October 05, 2018 18:56 UTC