85 Year Old Pensioner Owned A Brothel
March 14, 2010
Burnemouth pensioner, Ruby Wood appeared in court earlier this month accused of transferring almost £50,000 of criminal property. The old girl denies that she had any direct involvement in the brothel which was run from her flat by her daughter, Diana, telling the police she thought her daughter was operating a legal escort agency.
Jurors heard how in 2006, Ruby bought the flat and paid almost £50,000 in mortgage payments despite her only income being the state pension. Prosecutor, Simon Jones said Diana Wood made regular payments into her mother’s account and the cash was used to pay the mortgage.
He told how an undercover police officer posed as a ‘working girl’ and spoke to Ruby Wood on the telephone, the conversation demonstrating “that the defendant knew a little bit more about her daughter’s flat and what went on there than she may be prepared to accept.”
Old Ruby was found guilty as charged and the retired shopkeeper has been given a 12-month conditional discharge. Her daughter has pleaded guilty to keeping a brothel.
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