Police hunt man who allegedly injected a “fake Covid-19 vaccine” into a 92-year-old woman

The London City Police Intellectual Property Crimes Unit appealed to the public for help in identifying the man, who they say is suspected of demanding fraudulent payment to administer fake Covid-19 vaccines.

The police department released images of the suspect, a man reportedly in his 30s, who allegedly approached the victim on December 30 at his home in Surbiton, southwest London, claiming to be from the country’s National Health Service (NHS). )

The suspect allegedly went on to stick the woman in the arm with what she described as a dart-like instrument and demanded the payment of £ 160, which he said would be reimbursed later by the NHS.

On Monday, the man went to the woman’s house a second time and asked for another £ 100, police said.

First came the news of a vaccine.  Now the scams come.

London city police said it was not yet known which substance was injected into the woman, if any, but that she was examined in a hospital and had no adverse effects.

Detective Inspector Kevin Ives described the incident in a statement as “a disgusting and totally unacceptable attack on a member of the public who will not be tolerated”.

Like other European nations, the UK began the new year in confinement, while the coronavirus continues to rage and scientists struggle to stem the spread of new, more contagious variants of the virus.

About one in 50 people in England now have the coronavirus, according to the country’s medical director, Chris Whitty.

A mass vaccination program for clinically vulnerable people is underway in the country, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson having set a goal to vaccinate 13 million people by mid-February.

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