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Man accused of posing as NHS worker and charging elderly woman for fake COVID-19 vaccine
Police are searching for a suspected conman who administered a fake COVID-19 vaccine to an elderly woman in her London home.
Key points:
- Police say a man posing as a NHS worker gave an elderly woman a fake COVID-19 vaccine
- It is not known what substance, if any, was administered to the victim
- The woman has suffered no ill effects, according to police
Detective Inspector Kevin Ives, from City of London Police, said police were appealing for help to identify the man because he “may endanger people’s lives”.
Police said the victim, 92, allowed the man into her Surbiton home on December 30 after being told he was from the National Health Service (NHS) and there to administer the vaccine.
The woman reported she was jabbed in the arm with a…
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