A 55-year-old man in the UK, Martyn Walker, stole more than £28,000 (about Rs 35,00,000) from two bank accounts belonging to his 83-year-old mother Christine Hoggett, who has dementia. He allegedly spent a large sum of the cash on Legos, the building blocks toy. The Norwich Crown Court was informed that Walker had tried to help with managing his mother’s finances after she was placed in a care facility in 2022.

The prosecutor, Samantha Lowther, said that Walker had been approached by the care facility regarding outstanding fees owed. While initially informing the facility that he was “struggling” with payments, he ended up admitting that he had “spent his mother’s money”. The prosecutor also revealed that while some money was used to cover petrol and bills, “he spent a lot of money on Lego” as well.