Story thread · 2 reports / 2 sources

Taxi driver pocketed more than £30,000 after inventing fictitious dogs dying in bizarre accidents including chasing seagull off Blackpool pier

dailymail.co.uk · 4hShare

Romania-born Robert Cretu, 40, of Kirkby, Merseyside, puffed out his cheeks in apparent relief after being spared jail over his elaborate and lucrative fraud.

First report: Taxi driver claimed dog died while chasing seagull before £31K scam unravelled — mirror.co.uk, 1d