A remorseless woman robbed her granddad of his entire life savings after inventing a false legal battle with B&Q and charging him £75k for her supposed solicitor fees. Olivia Crutchley cruelly conned the OAP she previously described as her 'best friend' into giving her thousands of pounds for over 18 months to fund her drug addiction.
She bombarded Roy Crutchley, 79, with a series of fake emails from alleged lawyers and the Citizens Advice Bureau as she told him she was attempting to sue her former employer, despite having never actually worked for the DIY giant, the ECHO reports. The 23-year-old is the eldest granddaughter of Mr Crutchley and is said to have had a 'strong' relationship with the pensioner after she spent periods living with him growing up, Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday.
Paul Blasbery, prosecuting, told how their relationship did break down at one point after Crutchley was accused of stealing £10 from his wife's purse and she went back to stay with her mum. However, their issues 'resolved' and he even became a guarantor on her flat when she moved to Liverpool meaning he would pay for her rent if she didn't.
