A Mitcham window cleaner has been accused of stealing after money went missing from the home of his 73-year-old blind customer.
Scott Stevens, 24, of Morden Hall Road, appeared at South Western Magistrates Court this week accused of stealing £160 in cash from pensioner Beryl Standcombe when he visited her on August 27 last year.
The court heard how Stevens had known Mrs Standcombe for three years and often had a cup of tea with her at her home in Westlands Terrace, Balham.
Stevens pleaded not guilty to theft and elected a crown court trial.
The case was adjourned until February 20 and Stevens was released on conditional bail.
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