{"id":21652,"date":"2025-10-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=21652"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:50:46","slug":"gender-swap-fraud-man-sentenced-after-posing-as-female-nurse-in-uk-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/gender-swap-fraud-man-sentenced-after-posing-as-female-nurse-in-uk-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender Swap Fraud: Man Sentenced After Posing as Female Nurse in UK Hospital."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONDON (FN) \u2014 A Nigerian man who posed as a female nurse to work at a British hospital has been handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting to fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucius Njoku, 33, used the identity of his friend, Joyce George, to work multiple shifts as a healthcare assistant at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Cheshire, England, between February and April 2024. Despite wearing George\u2019s NHS name badge \u2014 which featured her photograph \u2014 Njoku remained undetected for weeks until a patient confronted him about his identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy name is Joyce \u2014 but I am a man,\u201d Njoku reportedly replied, according to the Telegraph UK. Hospital staff later reviewed CCTV footage, confirming he had worked several shifts under the false identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigators found that George, 32, also a Nigerian national, had secured her nursing role through an external agency. She allegedly allowed Njoku to work her shifts, though it remains unclear how he obtained an NHS uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Man turns up to work posting as a Nurse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Police raided George\u2019s residence and found Njoku there. Prosecutors said phones seized from both individuals revealed communications about work schedules. George has since fled the United Kingdom and is believed to have returned to Nigeria. A warrant has been issued for her arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Njoku, who lives separately with his wife \u2014 an NHS employee \u2014 pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation at Chester Magistrates\u2019 Court. He was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work. He must also pay 239Euros in costs and a victim surcharge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is unclear whether Njoku will face deportation, as he is listed as a dependant on his wife\u2019s work visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prosecutor Lisa McGuire told the court that both suspects initially refused to comment during police interviews. \u201cNjoku normally worked as Joyce George, and Joyce George allowed this to happen,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Njoku\u2019s solicitor, Steven Alis, said his client had no prior convictions and originally came to the UK as a student. \u201cThere was a financial issue, and while sorting it out, he obtained work under Miss George\u2019s name,\u201d Alis said. \u201cIt is perhaps surprising it was not picked up by management.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

District Judge Jack McGarva acknowledged that Njoku was qualified and performed the job without complaint but emphasized the seriousness of bypassing safeguarding checks. \u201cYou deceived your way into a job which requires safeguarding checks and you bypassed those checks,\u201d McGarva said. \u201cThat undermines the DBS and safeguarding system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The judge noted that Njoku did not pose a specific risk and had no criminal history but warned that such fraud could erode public trust in healthcare screening protocols.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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