Overview

• Andrew New tricked his partner Sarah Haslam into transferring £15,734.65 over 10 false claims, including paying for his mother’s funeral, between April and June 2022.
• On June 5, Liverpool Crown Court imposed a 21-month sentence suspended for 20 months alongside 180 hours of unpaid work, a rehabilitation activity requirement of up to 20 days and a 12-month residence condition.
• Judge Gary Woodhall accepted that the three-year delay in bringing the case to court coupled with New’s year in a Christian rehabilitation facility in Motherwell justified suspending the term.
• Haslam’s victim personal statement detailed enduring trauma and financial strain as she continues to repay monies lost to New’s deception.
• New, who admitted one count of fraud by false representation, has a 2019 conviction for online romance fraud and has reportedly remained drug-free while working six days a week in the Motherwell rehab centre.