Brit, 77, led away by cops after dodging £10,500 Ibiza bill he racked up with 5 women
Source: Daily Star – World News
A British pensioner was arrested after trying to dodge paying an eye-watering bill at a restaurant in Ibiza.
The 77-year-old, who donned a matching Hawaiian-style top and short, had wined and dined five women, all aged under 40, and was billed nearly €12,300 (£10,500)
The five women, aged 24 to 39, are two Argentinians, two Polish and one Greek national – but it’s not clear of their relationship to the man.
The group allegedly tried to get out of paying by claiming a seventh person they claimed had left a few minutes earlier had invited them to dine out.
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A spokesman for Spain’s National Police, which released pictures of the group including the Brit said today: “Officers in Ibiza have arrested six people, a British man aged 77 and five women aged 24 to 39, two Argentinians, one Greek national and two Polish ladies, as the suspected authors of a crime of fraud for refusing to pay for dinner in a restaurant on the island.
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“The group dined out, consuming high-value meals and drinks, before refusing to pay the bill which came to nearly €12,300 (£10,500). Restaurant staff called police who questioned the employees when they arrived.
“They told the officers the customers had alluded to a supposed invitation by a seventh person who, according to the individuals, had left ten minutes earlier and had reserved the table for them and also invited them to dinner.
“They continued to refuse to pay without offering any alternative explanation to their alleged pretend excuse to evade their responsibility. That led to their arrests.”
All six are understood to have already appeared before a judge, although it was not clear today what the outcome of the court appearance was.
They were arrested in the early hours of Thursday.
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