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This Is Also an Addiction: a Man Swindled More than 12 Million Forints From His Sick Mother, Using the Money to Buy Lego

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A 55-year-old British man, Martyn Walker, stole the equivalent of £12.3 million from his dementia-stricken mother to expand her LEGO collection. Walker, who previously served in the British army, withdrew the money from his mother's bank account while officially taking over her finances.
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A 55-year-old British man, Martyn Walker, stole the equivalent of £12.3 million from his dementia-stricken mother to expand her LEGO collection. Walker, who previously served in the British army, withdrew the money from his mother's bank account while officially taking over her finances.

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The man spent most of the money on his LEGO obsession.

·Budapest, Hungary
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24 HU broke the news in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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