Disabled gran's savings wiped by young man she treated 'like a son'
dailyrecord.co.ukA disabled gran had her savings wiped by young man she treated 'like a son'. Sally Johnson, 73, welcomed Jarrod Moody, 23, into her home only for the thief to steal £3,500 from her by using her card for shopping and swiping extra cash out her account, reports Wales Online.
The 73-year-old kindly agreed to let the young man stay with her after breaking up with her granddaughter. The couple split in 2020, with Moody claiming to the grandmother that he had nowhere to go .Sally agreed to let the young man stay with her until he found somewhere else, with the arrangement between the two initially working well.
Sally's son Nathan, 46, said: "It was just him and my mum here."I was working away at the time, so it was company for her and it did seem to work.
We felt sorry for him and we were just being nice people, putting a roof over his head."That's what hurts all of us. There was no specific time he was due to leave."Once he got here and it was all going well, it wasn't a problem.
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