A son stole £26,000 from his elderly mother through a number of cash withdrawals to pay for his addiction to cocaine. Upon learning of her son's crime, the victim asked: "How can a son do that?"
Jonathan Morgan, 54, of Newport, betrayed his 84-year-old mother Phyllis Morgan by taking thousands of pounds from her bank account which he had access to. The theft left his mother worrying she would be unable to pay her household bills.
The victim relied on her son and lived alone since the death of her husband but became aware money was missing from her bank account. She was initially reluctant to press charges against Morgan but later provided a statement to police in April.
