PeteWalkerAdv published Fake copper Elijah King who burgled Margaretting and Writtle...

A COUNTERFEIT copper who fleeced elderly people of hundreds of pounds was branded a 'disgrace' after his 94-year-old victim died just five days after being burgled.Elijah King, of Meadow Lane, Runwell, targeted homes in Wickford and Brentwood claiming he was a policeman before searching for fake money.Those at Basildon Crown Court on Wednesday (October 14) heard that one victim, Eleanor Gibbs, who lived in Friern Gardens, Wickford, passed away days after King demanded she hand over £800 of...