A home carer and “psychic medium” has been convicted of deceiving a man of €10,000 by telling him his deceased father had told her he should give her the money.
Debbie Paget (56) of Knowth Court, Ballymun, Dublin was on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court charged with dishonestly inducing by deception James Byrne to give her €10,000. She was also charged with dishonestly inducing by deception Maria Byrne to give her €200.
She had pleaded not guilty to both offences. After deliberating for a little over four hours, the jury found Paget guilty, by a majority, of the first count and returned a not guilty verdict on the second count.
