Conman pretended to be in coma for 2 years to avoid court appearance


A fraudster who pretended to be in a coma for two years was caught by police going on shopping trips and holidays with his family.  Conman Alan Knight of Swansea, South Wales, faked being in a vegetative state after he scammed his next door neighbour out of £40,000.

The 47-year-old tried to beat justice by claiming he was a quadriplegic - his family said he was hooked up to oxygen and had no movement from the neck down.  

Conman Alan Knight of Swansea, South Wales faked that he was in a vegetative state after he scammed his next door neighbour out of £40,000

But a court heard how he was caught out after CCTV captured him walking around the Tesco supermarket (pictured) in Bishops Cleeve But a court heard he was caught out after CCTV captured him walking around Tesco and driving his car to Dorset.  Knight was then hauled before Swansea Crown Court where he admitted scamming the pensioner who lived next door to him out of thousands of pounds.  The fraudster had been living off benefits after claiming he had suffered a massive neck injury
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