An Ashburton man has been sentenced to home detention after pretending to be wheelchair-bound to keep his ACC cover.
Leslie Tamateatu Urquhart-Barrett, 55, was charged with fraudulently receiving ACC assistance after turning up to medical appointments in a wheelchair despite being seen driving and walking unaided during his everyday activities,Christchurch District Court was told.
He was sentenced this week to seven months' home detention and ordered to pay $4031.21 reparation.
