{"id":297056,"date":"2021-01-08T10:48:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T10:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=297056"},"modified":"2021-01-08T11:27:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T11:27:03","slug":"manhunt-for-person-who-gave-pensioner-fake-paid-jab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/manhunt-for-person-who-gave-pensioner-fake-paid-jab\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhunt For Person Who Gave Pensioner Fake Paid Jab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A manhunt has been launched for an individual who tricked his way into a pensioners home and the occupant out of \u00a3160 by posing as NHS staff.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_297057\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297057\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-297057\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/3E56D245-E879-4F86-AF7C-92A38CCD8151-300x189.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/3E56D245-E879-4F86-AF7C-92A38CCD8151-300x189.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/3E56D245-E879-4F86-AF7C-92A38CCD8151-768x485.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/3E56D245-E879-4F86-AF7C-92A38CCD8151.jpeg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-297057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: City of London Police<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The police say the man, who may be endangering people\u2019s lives, posed as a NHS worker to get access to a 92 year old woman\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p>He said he was there to vaccinate her, and proceeded to charge her \u00a3160 which would be \u201crefunded by the NHS\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He actually stuck something in her arm too, to pose as a jab, and it\u2019s not known what was injected into the woman &#8211; if anything at all. She seemed fine after inspection at hospital however.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Inspector Kevin Ives said: &#8220;This is a disgusting and totally unacceptable assault on a member of the public which won&#8217;t be tolerated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are appealing to anyone who may have information that could assist us in identifying this man to get in touch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is crucial we catch him as soon as possible as not only is he defrauding individuals of money, he may endanger people&#8217;s lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The individual is said to be a\u00a0white man in his early thirties, who is around 5ft 9 inches tall, of medium build, with light brown hair that is combed back and he speaks with a London accent.<\/p>\n<p>An image released by police of the suspect can be found above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A manhunt has been launched for an individual who tricked his way into a pensioners home and the occupant out of \u00a3160 by posing as NHS staff.\u00a0 The police say the man, who may be endangering people\u2019s lives, posed as a NHS worker to get access to a 92 year old woman\u2019s home. 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