A Dunedin woman who ripped off a 94-year-old for more than $23,000 after striking up a relationship as an informal care-giver has sold her house to repay the victim. Judge Michael Turner continued interim name suppression – which had originally been imposed to help the woman sell her home – to protect her son who was sitting a school exam this week. He delayed the sentencing so the woman could look into re-mortgaging her home or other avenues to raise funds quickly. The bulk of the fraud though came from the defendant using her victim’s bank card at ATMs. Judge Turner said the victim (with family members) and defendant had a restorative-justice conference but the sincerity of her remorse was questioned.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 22, 2019 02:51 UTC