Opera singer denies fleecing widow

A world-class opera singer denied defrauding a widow out of more than £100,000 and told a court: ‘I’m not heartless.’ Andrew Amdur, 48, is said to have fleeced Elizabeth Shaheen, 66, by pretending he would organise a party in memory of her late husband. The court heard how Amdur charged her £10,000 to sing at a party at the L’Escargot restaurant, Soho, but the event, in memory of Mrs Shaheen’s late husband, was never held. Amdur is said to have…