INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Zealander Julia DeLuney is accused of having murdered her 79-year-old mother, Helen Gregory, after funneling her money into
crypto.According to a Tuesday report by Radio New Zealand, 53-year-old DeLuney is accused of killing her mother after stealing the money
that she kept hidden in her home
Gregory reportedly distrusted banks and instead kept plastic packets hidden around the house.When Gregory was hospitalized after a fall in
September 2023, DeLuney and her husband allegedly stayed at her house
friend, Cheryl Thomson, mentioned that NZD $51,000 ($30,000) was gone
She added:"She told me categorically, without any doubt, that the only person who knew that the money was there was Julia."Thomson also said
She noted that the amount her daughter had invested was approximately NZD $45,000.DeLuney at the court
Source: Radio New ZealandRelated: Missing crypto millionaire found dismembered in suitcase: ReportThe crypto scamGregory was found dead at
her home in January 2024, two days after receiving an email from her daughter claiming that her crypto investment resulted in significant
profit equivalent to over NZD $160,000
DeLuney reportedly told her mother that she needed over NZD $18,000 for withdrawal fees and tax liabilities to withdraw the profits.She
asked her mother to cover half of those expenses
friend Elizabeth Askin said that DeLuney promised to give her mother returns on her investments by November 2024
Then, later, she said that she would share those earnings in April 2024.Financial analyst Eric Huang told the court that his analysis of
His study found that between Jan
25, 2024, she spent NZD $93,000 on crypto investments.Huang added that during the same period, she received over NZD $55,000 from friends
and family, primarily from her mother and father
By January 2024, DeLuney's investments were also nearly NZD $41,000 in the red.Related: 4 suspects forced a Bitcoiner to transfer BTC before
killing him, police sayThe murderProsecutors accused DeLuney of killing her mother in her own house, driving back home, and returning later
He said:"There was information that was important that was missing from the accounts that were being provided around changing clothing and a
number of areas travelled to that we were picking up that we were not being told about."DeLuney reportedly changed clothes multiple times
consistent with a fall from the attic.Magazine: Older investors are risking everything for a crypto-funded retirement
