24 Hours in Police Custody: Ch4

[Siko]

CountyAFC said:

Helped? He had the sort of start in life 99.99% of the population will never experience.

Is that not enough of a helping hand/head start in life?

And still managed to fk everything up.

And then liied, defrauded and destroyed the lives of others out of sheer hubris because he won't accept responsibility or accept blame for his actions.

If you want to feel sad, feel sad for his wife and kids who had their lives turned upside down.

I've absolutely no sympathy for him, personally, whatsoever. I'm amazed anyone does.

This. He was disciplined previously for forging another doctors signature on a reference, had various affairs and was also involved in mortgage fraud. What sort of dad was he to his 4 children while he was either working or shagging? Whole thing was just incredible really but I feel sorry for his wife and kids.

[tim jb]

What kind of surgeon was he? I wonder where he got his degree from because he was at best gullible. Chancers and brainlets like him can't be performing surgery.

[hungry_hog]

tim jb said:

What kind of surgeon was he? I wonder where he got his degree from because he was at best gullible. Chancers and brainlets like him can't be performing surgery.

I'm surprised he is not working in Investment Banking or Management Consultancy....people like him are ten a penny

Read an article on him and apparently he called himself Paddy Bond, he's the kind of guy that borrows your watch to tell you the time

[fourstardan]

How did nobody working with him work out he was becoming more and more of a fraudulent tt?

I do wonder if his ancestors and previous father was on the swindle as well and it became family tradition.

[number2]

Just watching it now. Saw it first time round, but it is a good episode.

Nothing new to add, I just want to say that the bloke is a right .

[hairykrishna]

fourstardan said:

It's rather sad that this guy had to swindle these frauds big time based on spending habits.

Could he had been helped earlier in life?

I can only assume this is sarcasm. The guy had every advantage in life and committed fraud in order to spaff money on expensive st nobody needs. It's part of why his downfall on the program is so satisfying. That and the fact that every interaction with the police in the program highlights the fact that the guy is clearly a total prick.

[Flumpo]

CountyAFC said:

fourstardan said:

It's rather sad that this guy had to swindle these frauds big time based on spending habits.

Could he had been helped earlier in life?

Helped? He had the sort of start in life 99.99% of the population will never experience.

Is that not enough of a helping hand/head start in life?

And still managed to fk everything up.

And then liied, defrauded and destroyed the lives of others out of sheer hubris because he won't accept responsibility or accept blame for his actions.

If you want to feel sad, feel sad for his wife and kids who had their lives turned upside down.

I've absolutely no sympathy for him, personally, whatsoever. I'm amazed anyone does.

Not sure you should feel that sorry for his wife, the police and cps obviously thought she was guilty as sin and charged her too. I’m guessing she was found not guilty as he covered for her and she claimed ignorance.

[CoolHands]

Plus she’s a woman and judges don’t seem to be able to overlook that.

[CountyAFC]

Flumpo said:

CountyAFC said:

fourstardan said:

It's rather sad that this guy had to swindle these frauds big time based on spending habits.

Could he had been helped earlier in life?

Helped? He had the sort of start in life 99.99% of the population will never experience.

Is that not enough of a helping hand/head start in life?

And still managed to fk everything up.

And then liied, defrauded and destroyed the lives of others out of sheer hubris because he won't accept responsibility or accept blame for his actions.

If you want to feel sad, feel sad for his wife and kids who had their lives turned upside down.

I've absolutely no sympathy for him, personally, whatsoever. I'm amazed anyone does.

Not sure you should feel that sorry for his wife, the police and cps obviously thought she was guilty as sin and charged her too. I’m guessing she was found not guilty as he covered for her and she claimed ignorance.

Maybe, maybe not. Who knows?

But I wouldn't draw any conclusions from the CPS charges. They are astonishingly inconsistent and make nonsensical decisions on a regular basis.

[mick987]

The wife was up to her eyeballs in the fraud, she lived in the house for nearly half a year but did not notice all the stuff that had been reported stolen lying about the place.

[dave123456]

mick987 said:

The wife was up to her eyeballs in the fraud, she lived in the house for nearly half a year but did not notice all the stuff that had been reported stolen lying about the place.

Yep. He was on £84k a year, 4 kids in private school, rented house > £2k, mortgage same plus renovation costs and a flashy lifestyle.

She wasn’t that thick.

[Deckert]

One of the best episodes of 24 hour in PC, up there with the two part drug cartel one - Jaguar Palace running the camper van holiday rental fronting company

[CRA1G]

Deckert said:

One of the best episodes of 24 hour in PC, up there with the two part drug cartel one - Jaguar Palace running the camper van holiday rental fronting company

+ 1 I remember 'Jaguar Palace' and his own dash cam... I'll watch it again when it pops up.

[Legacywr]

The Honeytrap one was really good.

[LittleBigPlanet]

dave123456 said:

mick987 said:

The wife was up to her eyeballs in the fraud, she lived in the house for nearly half a year but did not notice all the stuff that had been reported stolen lying about the place.

Yep. He was on £84k a year, 4 kids in private school, rented house > £2k, mortgage same plus renovation costs and a flashy lifestyle.

She wasn’t that thick.

£84k per year as a surgeon? That doesn't sound right.

[dave123456]

LittleBigPlanet said:

dave123456 said:

mick987 said:

The wife was up to her eyeballs in the fraud, she lived in the house for nearly half a year but did not notice all the stuff that had been reported stolen lying about the place.

Yep. He was on £84k a year, 4 kids in private school, rented house > £2k, mortgage same plus renovation costs and a flashy lifestyle.

She wasn’t that thick.

£84k per year as a surgeon? That doesn't sound right.

Not as much as you would think but that was what was reported

[LittleBigPlanet]

dave123456 said:

LittleBigPlanet said:

dave123456 said:

mick987 said:

The wife was up to her eyeballs in the fraud, she lived in the house for nearly half a year but did not notice all the stuff that had been reported stolen lying about the place.

Yep. He was on £84k a year, 4 kids in private school, rented house > £2k, mortgage same plus renovation costs and a flashy lifestyle.

She wasn’t that thick.

£84k per year as a surgeon? That doesn't sound right.

Not as much as you would think but that was what was reported

That seems very low (albeit of course a good salary)-- I did some Googling and it does seem within range, I never knew surgeons (who, let's not forget have trained for many many years and are some of the best/brightest) would be paid so little. I assume that private work is much more lucrative and perhaps isn't reported?!

My wife and I watched the episode last night, it beggars belief why he'd throw his entire career away (I assume that the GMC won't let him practice again) for such an elaborate scam. His arrogance certainly got the better of him, what a waste.

[Legacywr]

Might as well drive a train…

[CountyAFC]

Inside the Force. Channel 5 now.

[Legacywr]

Shocking.