Man fearing 'devil would take his soul' gave €10k to trickster psychic

Accused, described by judge as cunning and manipulative, sentenced to 18 months, with final six months suspended

Debbie Paget was described in court as 'cunning and manipulative'. Picture: Paddy Cummins

A “psychic medium” described by a judge as “an old-fashioned confidence trickster” has been jailed for a year after she got a man to give her €10,000 by telling him his deceased father had told her that if he didn’t give her the money, “the devil would take his soul”.

Debbie Paget, 55, of Knowth Court, Ballymun, Dublin, was convicted by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury last May.