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Irish Mirror
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Pat Flanagan

Compo conman spotted using walking stick and parking in disabled spot after 'bogus' injury

Compo conman Iosca Constantin is still claiming he is injured and is now using a walking stick when he goes out in public.

Yesterday the shameless chancer who tried to claim thousands with a “bogus” injury was spotted using a disabled parking spot outside a shop.

Neighbours around his home in Lusk, Co Dublin, described the Romanian national’s walking stick as “an accessory” he uses when he goes out.

On Tuesday he was forced to withdraw a compensation claim when the High Court was shown a video of the 40-year-old skipping seconds after putting his wheelchair in the boot of his car.

40 year old Constantin Iosca pictured this afternoon outside his home in Scholars Walk, Lusk, Co. Dublin. (Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin)

Yesterday he emerged from a VW minibus and only used his cane when approached by the Irish Mirror.

A neighbour said: “Don’t start me about him.

“It’s a bit like watching Lou and Andy from Little Britain.

“When people are around he’s acting like he’s crippled and when no one’s looking he’s running around.

“I saw him bringing in shopping the other day and there wasn’t a bother on him.

“The stick is a new thing... maybe he has another claim.”

The conman was spotted yesterday morning emerging from a car in a disabled parking spot outside the SuperValu supermarket in Lusk.

Shortly afterwards he arrived at his home in Scholar’s Way in the North Dublin town but refused to talk to our reporter when asked about his bogus compensation claim.

A neighbour said Constantin has the use of three cars including a BMW, a Mercedes ML320 4 Matic as well as the VW minibus.

He had sued the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland after he alleged he was involved in an accident when he was knocked off his bike by an unknown vehicle in June 2016.

The MIBI has confirmed the details of this case are being sent to gardai.

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