Selfish gamer from Gravesend used his ill nan’s bankcard to pay for Xbox games and harassed mum for cash
A egocentric gamer who used his nan’s bankcard to pay for Xbox games and harassed his mum with constants demand for cash has appeared in courtroom.
Benjamin Pay was residing on the household house in Parrock Street, Gravesend, when he used the cardboard which belonged to his gran, who has dementia.
The 24-year-old was later thrown out however then began calling his mom, demanding she give him cash.
When she refused he began shouting at her over the telephone and threatening her. Sometimes he known as up to 15 occasions a day.
Pay, now of no fastened handle, was later charged with harassment with out violence, fraud and failing to present up for a drug evaluation.
He admitted the harassment and fraud offences when he appeared at Medway Magistrates’ Court in November and the instances towards him have been adjourned.
Pay returned to the identical courtroom on February 28 to be sentenced and additionally pleaded responsible to the failing to present up offence.
District Judge William Nelson heard the fraud was carried out between September 26 and October 13, final yr, when he used his relative’s bankcard to pay for Xbox games to the worth of £270.
Richard Lamb, prosecuting, stated: “The grandmother has dementia and is taken care of by her daughter and he took it and used it.
“He denied it in interview, however he was utilizing the cardboard to play the Xbox.
“He has earlier convictions in 2014 and 2022 for shoplifiting and I can be asking for £270 compensation for what he spent on the Xbox in addition to prices.
“The harrassment was that he was calling his mom and swearing at her on the phone and he demanded cash, generally he would name between 5 an 15 occasions a day, it was distressing and harassment.”
Tahir Saeed, defending, advised Judge Nelson his shopper had failed to attend the drug assessement as he had so many different issues happening and that he was now homeless and residing in his gran’s storage.
“He was just playing (Xbox) games, but there is no excuses,” he defined.
“He has a strained relationship with his mother and has some mental health issues and learning difficulties, he’s on Universal Credit.”
Judge Nelson advised Pay he had carried out the fraud purely for his personal greed and that there had been a level of planning to it and he had carried out a severe breach of belief through the use of his aged relative’s card.
He jailed Pay for 18 weeks for the fraud and harassment offences, however suspended the time period for 18 months.
He was additionally ordered to attend 25 rehabilitation periods with probation and a considering abilities programme for 19 periods and was additionally ordered to perform 100 hours of unpaid work.
Pay acquired no separate penalty for the failing to attend the drug evaluation, however was ordered to pay his nan £270 compensation and will pay it at a price of £20 a month.
