Corkman jailed for conning UK cancer sufferer

A “fantasist” Corkman, who posed as a barrister to trick a terminal cancer sufferer out of her life savings, has been jailed for eight years.

Michael Cremin conned Sandra Burch out of £92,000 (€100,000) in a fraudulent property deal to buy himself a £29,000 (€32,000) Volkswagen Scirocco.

Ms Burch, aged 51, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, quit her job when she was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer and was relying on her pension when she fell victim to the fraudster.