Son ‘plundered disabled mother’s bank account’

A son plundered thousands of pounds from his mother’s savings after she was left paralysed by a stroke, a court heard. Joscelyn Thompson, 50, allegedly cashed in £25,000 worth of shares after Lillian Thompson, 82, fell seriously ill in October 2012. Ms Thompson had suffered a debilitating stroke which left her right side ‘totally paralysed’ and unable to communicate, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard. Andrew Forsyth, prosecuting, said: ‘The prosecution case is that this defendant had had his share of the…