A man stole £18,000 from his ailing father's bank account to fund his gambling habit.But David Hockaday, aged 48, has avoided going straight to jail after a court heard he had mental health problems.Hockaday, who is autistic, used a bank card belonging to his 82-year-old father to make 74 withdrawals over seven months.Dad Derek Hockaday suffers from Parkinson's disease and lives in a care home, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Fork lift truck driver Hockaday immediately confessed his crime and...
