A PENSIONER today said the man who stole his bank cards, and withdrew a total of £2,400, deserved to be locked up.
Dundee ex-soldier Alex Lauder, 76, hit out at his former friend, Robert McBain, who was jailed for pinching the cards and using them 12 times.
McBain, 46, of Whorterbank, Dundee, was sentenced to 12 months behind bars at the city’s sheriff court.
He previously admitted stealing two bank cards from Mr Lauder, a retired electrician, while he slept, and later withdrew a total of £2,400 over several transactions.
Speaking at his Kirkton home, Mr Lauder said: “He got what he deserved and I’m glad he has been locked up.
“I hope he learns from this. I consider this to be appropriate and a short, sharp shock for him. He really needs to wise up and get his life back on track.
“What he did to me was despicable.”
Mr Lauder said he and McBain, who had been friends for several years, had spent the evening in his house.
Mr Lauder said he fell asleep and when he woke up the next day his bank cards were missing from the pocket of his shirt.
A piece of paper with the pin numbers on was also missing.
He added: “I can only imagine he rifled through my pockets to get the cards while I slept.
“He stooped to the lowest of the low. He has no conscience and he has shown no real remorse.”
Mr Lauder said he had no intention of having any contact with McBain in the future, adding: “It was a lot of money for me to lose.”
McBain admitted stealing two bank cards and using them to withdraw a total of £2,400 cash from city bank machines.
He admitted a total of 13 charges, including stealing the bank cards and a piece of paper with pin numbers from a property in Craigmore Street between May 17 and 18 this year.
He admitted using the cards eight times on May 18 to take £1,800 from cash machines on the Kingsway and Lochee High Street.
He used the cards on three more occasions the next day to steal a further £600 from a bank machine on Lochee Road.
McBain also admitted using the stolen cards to buy £12.49 worth of goods from Drinks Express on Lochee High Street.
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