Jury out in Bradford care fraud trial (Image: Newsquest)
THE jury in the month-long trial of a Bradford man accused of defrauding family members out of more than £300,000 in care and welfare payments has begun considering its verdicts.
Shajad Hussain, 38, denies five charges of fraud by abuse of position, relating to payments of just under £370,000, that Bradford Council says he pocketed for himself.
The jury at Bradford Crown Court has heard that the money was paid out to provide care and support to Shajad Hussain’s mother, brother, late father and late brother.
Hussain, of Primary Way, Bradford, denies dishonestly receiving money paid by the Council, between May 2007 and December 2013.
He has defended himself throughout the trial.
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