Alan Knight, un barbat in varsta de 47 de ani, din Tara Galilor, a fost arestat si ar putea ajunge la inchisoare, dupa ce a comis o inselatorie care a durat doi ani.

Barbatul a pretins ca este paralizat de la gat in jos pentru a nu fi invinovatit de o infractiune si a reusit, prin aceasta escrocherie, sa obtina 40.000 de lire sterline de la o vecina in varsta, potrivit Metro.

Insa, barbatul a fost prins cand doctorii care ii supravegheau camera de spital l-au vazut mancand, stergandu-se pe fata si chiar scriind.

De asemenea, Alan a fost inregistrat de camerele de luat vederi din public in timp ce isi facea cumparaturile la un supermarket. Helen, sotia barbatului, este cea care l-a ajutat in aceasta inselatorie si a jucat rolul nevestei grijulii.

"Este cea mai bine planuita si mai lunga inselatorie pe care am vazut-o in intreaga mea cariera", a spus detectivul Paul Harry.

Man fakes being in a coma for two years

A fraudster who pretended he was in a coma was caught by police going on shopping trips and holidays with his family, a court heard. Alan Knight, 47, made out he was in a vegetative state to scam his next door neighbour out of £40,000. Knight tried to beat justice claiming he was a quadriplegic who was hooked up to oxygen and had no movement from the neck down. Pictured here is Alan Knight in Tesco's caught on CCTV by police while he was claining to be in a coma. © WALES NEWS SERVICE