A son forged the signature of his dementia-suffering mum to sell her home and splashed out on a Rolex, laptop and jewellery with the proceeds.
Andrew Cates, 54, sold his mum's three bedroom house in Ainsdale at a cut price and spent £80,000 of the proceeds over just nine months, including buying himself a Rolex watch and gold jewellery. Liverpool Crown Court heard on Friday (April 1) that he rarely visited his elderly mother and the fees for the care home, where she has now been for seven years, went unpaid.
Recorder Ian Harris, QC said: “This offence was cruel, selfish and calculated. It is the type of offending that runs roughshod over the rights of others.” A reference described Cates as "kind and compassionate", but the judge added: “Those words are sadly incompatible with the way you treated your mother."
