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Fraudster forced man to live in dirty shed and called him his ‘scrapyard dog’

metro.co.uk · 13dShare

The man was forced to stay in disgusting living quarters (Picture: BPM Media) A fraudster forced a man living in his dirty shed – who he allegedly referred to as his ‘scrapyard dog’ – into manual labour and paid him just £20 a day. James Dean Harrison, 51, stole money from the victim in his 60s and was said to have beaten him into working at a scrapyard, unloading skips and cleaning lorry cabs. Harrison took the victim’s bank cards away from him and began paying him just £20 a day using his own money from the stolen accounts. Based on the victim’s universal credit and pension payments between 2023 and 2026, £63,600 was missing from his account, which police say Harrison used to fund lavish holidays for himself. The swindler was alleged to have referred to the victim as his ‘scrapyard dog’, and was believed to have regularly subjected him to both physical and verbal abuse between November 1, 2022, and February 23 this year. Sign up for all of the latest stories Start your day informed w

First report: Thug jailed for keeping victim, 60s, he called ‘Scrapyard Dog’ in squalid shed to steal £63k for lavish holidays — thesun.co.uk, 13d