An elderly couple have “divorced” their son after he stole their life savings, leaving just 34 cents in their bank account.
Heather and Noel Laurent, both 70, took pity on their son and let him stay rent-free at their Te Puke retirement village.
But while Heather cooked and did her son’s washing, and Noel tried to recover from a stroke, he was fleecing their accounts and shattering their retirement dreams.
Brett Andrew Laurent, 38, was jailed for 18 months on Friday after pleading guilty in the Tauranga District Court to 28 charges relating to stealing money and household goods from his parents.
Brett who turned up at his parents doorstep last August penniless and heartbroken after his girlfriend kicked him out stole $10,000 from their bank accounts, stole electrical goods from their home and failed to repay a loan of $10,000, ending the couple’s life-long dream of taking an overseas holiday.
“He can rot in hell, the sooner the better,” Heather told Sunday News.
The couple, who have been married for 42 years, want nothing more to do with Brett and plan to move from Te Puke so he can’t find them once he’s released. They don’t even want him told when they die.
“He will never come into our lives again. He’s had lots and lots of chances,” Heather said.
That’s gratitude for ya.
I call that “one too many chances”.
So, for some offspring platitudes:
1) It’s -not- different when they’re your own.
2) Children won’t care for you (probably) when you’re old.
3) Parents care more for their children than their children care for them.
And, please don’t go about blaming the victims. How do you know they raised him to be a sociopath?
I’m sure the similar sentiments are there for George Bush and the thugs that were allowed to run wild and unregulated on Wall Street.
American life savings have diminished thanks to the “executive” in charge of our nations wealth and fortunes.
Let’s look at McCain
> McCain voted consistently for deregulation
> Said the economy was a great shape
> Admitted the economy was not an area of strength
> His top economic adviser, Phil Graham said consumers were just whining.
> Palin says she’s an economist because she had a piggy bank as a kid.
Needless to say, Phil was fired and McCain had to change his tune. GObama !
Say Dallas. In case you weren’t paying attention, this post has NOTHING to do with Bush, McCain or Palin.
Why don’t you let go of your Bush Derangement Syndrome for 15 seconds? It’s getting old.
#5 Hey there, Matt and appreciate you being a fan. It turns out that was exactly why I made the post – because it WASN’T about Bush.
Look for more of my insightful pearls of wisdom until your leader is carted out of the white house.
The parents should keep tabs on this guy for a while after he’s out too. And still not let him know where they are if possible. He sounds like their perfect identity thief.
Scum bag.
Is it too late to have an abortion?
It took this long for them to find his character flaw?
What a concept, S. Ed. After birth abortions.
#11, Hopper,
Naa, nothing new there. Believe it or not, there has been one in the White House for almost eight years now.
Almost as sad as Bush Derangement Syndrome. Angry liberals fail again.