Police are trying to trace this man after a 92-year-old woman was given a fake Covid-19 vaccine (PA) A fraudster claiming to work for the NHS gave an elderly woman a fake coronavirus vaccine and charged his victim £160.
Detectives
hunting the suspected conman said he "may endanger people's lives".
The ninety-two
year-old victim allowed him into her home in Surbiton, south-west London, on
the afternoon of Wednesday December 30.
He said he
was from the NHS and there to administer the Covid-19 vaccine.
She said she
was jabbed in the arm with a "dart like implement" before being
charged £160 which the fraudster said would be refunded by the NHS.
The City of
London Police said it is not known what substance, if any, was administered,
but the woman showed no ill effects after a check at her local hospital.
Detective
Inspector Kevin Ives said: "This is a disgusting and totally unacceptable
assault on a member of the public which won't be tolerated.
"We are
appealing to anyone who may have information that could assist us in
identifying this man to get in touch.
"It is
crucial we catch him as soon as possible as not only is he defrauding
individuals of money, he may endanger people's lives."
Images
released by police show the suspect dressed in a navy blue tracksuit with white
stripes down the side.
The images
are from a second visit he made to the woman's home in Kingsmead Avenue on
Monday, when he asked for another £100.
He is
described as a white man in his early thirties, who is around 5ft 9 inches
tall, of medium build, with light brown hair that is combed back and speaks
with a London accent.
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