A GREEDY son and his wife who fleeced his parents of £117,000 in savings have been jailed.
Gary Mansell, 61, and partner Diane, 58, used them as a cash cow from 2017 to 2020 after gaining power of attorney.
Gary Mansell and partner Diane used Gary’s parents Fred and Enid of cash cows, fleecing them of £117,000UNPIXS
Gary and Diane Mansell lived a comfortable lifestyle but always dreamed of being millionaires, a court heardUNPIXS
The couple left elderly Fred and Enid Mansell with 28p and living on ready meals while they spent on holidays, a £25,000 kitchen, an eternity ring and handbags.
Mansell, of Woolton, Merseyside, had been a £95,000-a-year boss at Jaguar Land Rover.
His wife ran a curtain business until she was made bankrupt.
They lived a comfortable lifestyle in an upmarket suburb but had always dreamed of being millionaires, a court heard.
They were convicted of fraud last month.
Gary and Diane Mansell were convicted of fraud by abuse of position and money laundering following a trial last month.
Jailing them for six years each, a Liverpool crown court judge said: “This is the most despicable display of greed, vanity and selfishness.
“You showed them very little care, they were a cash cow for you to enable you to live that lifestyle.
“You had a position of responsibility, power and trust – all of which was grossly breached by you.”
Enid passed away in December of last year, and Fred now lives in a care home.
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