Kim Barwell - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 10 Apr 2016 22:01:15 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Kim Barwell - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Suspected con man Kim Barwell allegedly ripped off church https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/04/12/suspected-con-man-kim-barwell-allegedly-ripped-off-church/ Mon, 11 Apr 2016 16:50:49 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=81709 Kim Barwell, 50, also known as Kym, was charged with 60 counts of obtaining by deception last month after he "borrowed" $92,760 from 82-year-old Christchurch primary school caretaker Frederick Adams. Police had received two new complaints about him after publicity about Adams' case appeared on Stuff last month. Barwell allegedly approached a parishioner at St Gregory's Read more

Suspected con man Kim Barwell allegedly ripped off church... Read more]]> Kim Barwell, 50, also known as Kym, was charged with 60 counts of obtaining by deception last month after he "borrowed" $92,760 from 82-year-old Christchurch primary school caretaker Frederick Adams.

Police had received two new complaints about him after publicity about Adams' case appeared on Stuff last month.

Barwell allegedly approached a parishioner at St Gregory's Parish Centre, Bishopdale, with tales of hardship, which included being unable to pay for groceries, and convinced her to drive to a cash machine and give him $220 on March 3.

The parishioner then took Barwell to another church she knew had food for poverty-stricken families and he received about $100 worth of groceries. Continue reading

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