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Judge refers case of elderly mother defrauded by daughter to DPP
Summary
In a High Court case, Mr Justice Brian Cregan directed that two judgments be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions. The judgments concern Marie Gibson, an elderly woman in her 80s, who was defrauded of her family home by her daughter Pauline Gibson. The court found Pauline had forged her parents' signatures to transfer the property to herself in 2003, secured a €190,000 mortgage from First Active Building Society, and later defaulted. The transfer was set aside as fraudulent, and the mortgage charge was removed. Marie Gibson was awarded €110,000 in damages and €75,000 in punitive damages against Pauline. The court also found solicitor Kevin O'Gorman negligent and awarded Marie €35,000. The judgments will be referred to the DPP for possible criminal charges, and further decisions on referrals to professional bodies will be made later this month.
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What: Report matter: Judge refers case of elderly mother defrauded by daughter to DPP. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- 2023-07-12 Publication
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