GUILTY Wales - Gerald Corrigan, 74, killed with crossbow bolt, Holyhead, 19 April 2019

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Latest: Man denies fraud charges linked to Anglesey crossbow murder probe

 

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In North Wales Live today: Crossbow murder victim swindled out of £200,000 by conman, court hears

 

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In North Wales Live today: Crossbow murder victim swindled out of £200,000 by conman, court hears

I'm surprised that they said there was no connection between this case and the murder case.
What a horrible pair of con people those two are. Cheating poor Gerald and Marie out of all of their money. I hope they get prison time. Moo.

 

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A jury has been discharged in the trial of a man accused of conning the victim of a crossbow murder.

Richard Wyn Lewis, 50, is alleged to have taken about £200,000 from Gerald Corrigan, who was fatally shot with a crossbow outside his home in Anglesey, North Wales, in April 2019.

His trial at Mold Crown Court opened last week but a court spokesman said the jury was discharged on Monday due to health reasons.

The case has been adjourned to January 10 2022.

Report: Jury discharged in trial of man accused of conning murder victim

 

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Crossbow murder victim's remote Anglesey home has been sold for six-figure sum

 

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Crossbow murder victim's remote Anglesey home has been sold for six-figure sum

How very sad that they didn't get to live out their retirement in that fantastic location. Sigh. Moo.

 

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Pensioner shot dead with crossbow was 'conned out of more than £200,000'

 

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Pensioner shot dead with crossbow was 'conned out of more than £200,000'

Thanks for the updates, I still have a hard time believing that this is unrelated to the murder. Moo.

 

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Fraudster tried to manipulate crossbow murder victim's partner, trial hears

 

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Conman 'took advantage’ of pensioner before crossbow murder to grow cannabis

 

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Anglesey crossbow victim swindled out of £200,000, jury hears

Richard Wyn Lewis accused of conning number of people between 2015 and 2020

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Fraudster pleads guilty to conning pensioner who was later killed with crossbow

The 51-year-old was accused of defrauding 74-year-old Gerald Corrigan and partner Marie Bailey

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Conman sentenced for defrauding crossbow murder victim - updates

The 51-year-old was accused of conning Gerald Corrigan and his partner Marie Bailey out of the money

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Jailed for six years​

The judge jails Richard Wyn Lewis, 51, for count one to six years imprisonment.
There is no separate penalty for the other frauds.

 

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'He has no notion of humanity' - Fraudster who conned crossbow victim locked up

Richard Wyn Lewis, 51, was a 'thoroughly dishonest man' in his dealings with Gerald Corrigan

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A "serial fraudster" has been jailed for six years after conning more than £200,000 from a pensioner who was later murdered in a crossbow shooting. Richard Wyn Lewis befriended Gerald Corrigan, 74, and persuaded the retired lecturer and his partner Marie Bailey to hand over money they believed was related to property development, land sales and horses, Mold Crown Court heard today.

Mr Corrigan was fatally shot with a crossbow outside his home in a remote part of Anglesey in April 2019. The court heard the fraud was unconnected to Mr Corrigan's killing, but the offences had come to light when Ms Bailey was interviewed in the aftermath of the shooting.

Sentencing Lewis for five counts of fraud, Judge Rhys Rowlands said: "That murder tragically remains without a known motive." Describing Lewis as a "thoroughly dishonest man", Judge Rowlands said: "You got away with it time and time again until matters came to light during the course of extensive police inquiries which followed Mr Corrigan's murder."

He said he did not know whether Lewis, who has previous convictions for dishonest behaviour, was "capable of rehabilitation" on release. The judge said should Lewis return to Anglesey, where he was brought up, he hoped the publicity of the case would offer a "measure of protection" to residents and that he would be viewed as a "serial fraudster".

The court heard Mr Corrigan and Ms Bailey had handed over £220,000 to Lewis, 51, and in the days before his death Mr Corrigan told the fraudster: "There is no more money."

 

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Unscrupulous human being. Moo
Insurance policy of man who conned crossbow victim set to be used to return cash

 

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I'm surprised that they said there was no connection between this case and the murder case.
What a horrible pair of con people those two are. Cheating poor Gerald and Marie out of all of their money. I hope they get prison time. Moo.

There are known connections. Gavin Jones was convicted of perverting the course of justice for arson on Whall's Land Rover. Jones did odd jobs for Wyn Lewis. Jones and Whall were arrested for fighting at the house of Wyn Lewis. And the police discovered that Whall had a tracking app that was tracking Wyn Lewis's car. So the connections are well-established.

 

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BBC Podcast - first episode here: BBC Radio Wales - The Crossbow Killer, 1. Murder in the Middle of Nowhere

 

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The BBC series is a good job - they are laying out the reasons to draw a connection between the fraud and the murder. But are not giving their own view on that, at least directly.

My guess is that during the murder trial the prosecution didn't want to draw a connection, because they were worried that reasonable doubts over the fraud/motive might encourage jurors not to convict on the murder charge - where the weapon and car telematics evidence could stand on its own.