Elderly Man Duped By Conman “Doctor” Who Visited His Tiermaclane Home

Photo (c) An Garda Síochána

Gardaí in Clare are seeking dash cam footage, after an elderly man was duped by a conman claiming to be a doctor.

A man called a house in Drumquin, Tiermaclane on Monday evening at around 5 o’clock.

He identified himself as a doctor and began to examine the elderly man, but as he did so, took a sum of cash out of the homeowner’s pocket.

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Clare’s Crime Prevention Officer, Sergeant Triona Brooks says they’re looking for a car they believe the man was driving.