Crime, Health Care / Medicine, United Kingdom / Great Britain

Man Fakes Coma To Get Out Of Going To Court

By Staci Zaretsky

The ‘coma patient’ (Photo credit: Wales News Service)

Going to court is a huge pain in the ass.
Come on, who really wants to do that? Nobody — especially not the guy who pretended to be in a coma for two years, just so he could avoid having to go in the first place.
Who is the man who pulled off this most impressive feat?

Here’s the scoop, courtesy of the Daily Mail:

A fraudster who pretended to be in a coma for two years was caught by police going on shopping trips and holidays with his family.
Conman Alan Knight of Swansea, South Wales, faked being in a vegetative state after he scammed his next door neighbour out of £40,000.
The 47-year-old tried to beat justice by claiming he was a quadriplegic – his family said he was hooked up to oxygen and had no movement from the neck down.

As it turns out, Knight was caught because he thought he could just walk around in public. FYI, Mr. Knight, quadriplegics can’t do that, but we suppose you live and you learn (he’s the one with the shaved head):
 
What’s the worst excuse you’ve ever given to get out of going to court?
Fraudster pretended to be in a coma for TWO YEARS to avoid court over £40,000 scam but was caught walking around Tesco after police traced him using loyalty card [Daily Mail]