Laura Pennick: The serial fraudster who became her victims' 'guardian angel'

She used a false surname, invented jobs and fortunes, and gained the trust of people during some of the most vulnerable periods of their lives. Now serial fraudster Laura Pennick is back behind bars after her latest victim lost more than €65,000

Laura Pennick was jailed for two years on November 2 for defrauding her former Cork boyfriend. Picture: Courtpix

When a Cork man’s path crossed with a woman called Laura Kelleher, he wasn’t to know she wasn’t really who she said she was — or that other people had rued the day they had met the same woman.

'Laura Kelleher' was instead a serial deceiver by the real name of Laura Pennick, a Dubliner who has repeatedly managed to dupe unsuspecting victims who thought she was their guardian angel instead of their worst nightmare.