Photo: NZMEIt was Christmas Eve and Christian Henson and Jeremiah Moeara wanted money - so they set up near a busy money machine and waited for the "perfect target". When they saw a frail and elderly man approach the ASB ATM in Auckland's Royal Oak, Henson followed him and watched as he withdrew $1000 in cash. The young men then climbed into a car and followed the 95-year-old home and into a secure parking facility that only the residents had access to. Moeara waited in the car as Henson approached the man and tried to steal his money. "We can't argue about the vulnerability of the victim, it doesn't get much worse than this.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 27, 2022 07:52 UTC