Burglar stole money from deceased's pension pot

A BURGLAR opened up a bank account in a dead woman's name and was able to gain access to her civil service pension after he came into possession of her financial details.

- PHILIP DEWEY

He went on to break into the home of another woman, taking a number of her belongings including her bank card.

Lee Print, 43, managed to defraud his deceased victim out of £7,000 after carrying out a number of financial actions in her name despite the fact she had been dead for months.

He even spoke to a member of banking staff while pretending to be the victim.

A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court heard the offences came to light after the defendant burgled a house in Rumney, Cardiff, between September and August 2022.

The victim returned home from holiday to find a bathroom window had been left open and a number of items had been moved out of place.

She discovered a 40in television was missing as well as two address books containing financial information.