A disability worker has told the ACT Supreme Court that a quadriplegic man she cared for was deeply distressed and cried after discovering his bank account was emptied in what prosecutors allege was a fraudulent scheme.
The man’s friend, Jonathan James Maher, is on trial facing more than 200 charges, including obtaining property and financial advantage by deception and theft. The charges stem from tens of thousands of dollars allegedly withdrawn from the victim’s account without authorization.
The court heard that the victim, who became quadriplegic following a car accident, spent a year recovering in hospital in Sydney. During this period, he and Maher lived together at the same house.
Prosecutors have examined bank records in detail, tracing numerous transactions withdrawals and purchases the victim claims he did not make. Many of these withdrawals, often in the hundreds of dollars, were made at ATMs and businesses in Wanniassa, even though the victim says he was in Randwick, in hospital, at the time.
One specific withdrawal, of $200 at a club on a Thursday, was also denied by the victim, who insisted he did not authorise that transaction. The case continues as prosecutors present evidence linking Maher to the alleged fraudulent activities.
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