Dementia sufferer conned by ‘investment broker’

A bogus investment broker appeared in court today (thurs) accused of fleecing an elderly dementia sufferer out of her savings.

James Kelly, 38, allegedly swindled ‘vulnerable’ Celia Hensman out of £50,000 after turning up at her home in Kensington, southwest London on October 15 last year.

Carly Loftus, prosecuting, said: ‘This is an elderly vulnerable female suffering from dementia.

‘He was at the property when police arrived smelling of highly intoxicating liquor and appeared to be drunk.’

The prosecutor alleged Kelly asked Ms Hensman to transfer ‘£50,000’ over to him to invest in oil.

‘He went round that day asking for £300 for a trip to Shanghai the following day,’ said Ms Loftus.

Kelly, of (31) Widmore Road, Bromley, south London, denies posing as an investment broker to make money for himself.

District Judge Mike Snow released Kelly on conditional bail ahead of a preliminary hearing at Isleworth Crown Court on October 27.
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