A man who stole £62,000 from his frail great uncle leaving him penniless and living in "squalor" was jailed today for 27 months. David Broadfoot, 36, preyed on Alexander Steele effectively emptying the pensioner's bank account.
The crime only emerged when Alexander's great niece Donna Marie Orr visited his home in Uddingston, Lanarkshire. She was horrified at the state of the property - it was dirty, there was no gas and electric or any food in the cupboards.
Donna Marie sobbed as she told jurors: "I felt that I had let him down." The concerned 50 year-old soon took control of Alexander's affairs.
