Anglesey crossbow victim swindled out of £200,000, jury hears

Gerald Corrigan was conned out of more than £200,000 in the years leading up to his death, Mold crown court heard. Photograph: Family Handout/PA

A 74-year-old man killed in a crossbow murder on a Welsh island and his partner were swindled out of more than £200,000 by a “conman” they had regarded as a “good and trusted” friend, a jury has heard.

Gerald Corrigan and Marie Bailey, 68, were left with “virtually nothing” after they were cheated by Richard Wyn Lewis, 51, Mold crown court was told.