Fraudster dubbed one of Britain's 'most heartless love rats' wanted by police

Police are searching for a man who pretended to be a police officer and a solicitor to con two domestic abuse victims out of thousands of pounds.

Stephen Davey, dubbed one of Britain's "most heartless love rats" by tabloid newspapers, was jailed for four years in 2019.

Davey, 53, is now wanted on recall to prison and for an alleged breach of a court order reports Cheshire Live. Described as a 'serial predatory fraudster', Davey previously committed 57 fraud offences and 33 theft-related offences prior to 2019.

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One of his victims in the most recent case lost £8,000 to Davey, who posed as a probation officer and put his victim in touch with an invented solicitor. Both victims were going through the family court system after abusive relationships.

Sending him down, Judge Robert Warnock said: "He is a serial predatory fraudster, over a long period of time, throughout the country, targeting females."

At the time, Detective Constable Laura Gilbert said: "Stephen Davey is a manipulative and despicable individual who has knowingly preyed on extremely vulnerable victims."

Cheshire Police are now urging Davey himself, or anyone with information about his whereabouts, to come forward.

Davey, originally from Wandsworth, London, is described as white, 6’1” tall, of proportionate build with green eyes and short brown hair. He is of no fixed address but has links Cheshire, Merseyside and Doncaster.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Cheshire Police via the Cheshire Police website quoting 22000456360.