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The Sun
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘Millionaire Castaway' David Glasheen dead at 81 after starring in Channel 5 island doc with Ben Fogle
Former millionaire David Glasheen, who moved to a desert island after losing his fortune, has died aged 81. The ex-stockbroker had been living alone on the idyllic Restoration Island, located off North East Australia, since 1997 after losing his fortune in the stock exchange crash 10 years prior. 4 4 4 4 David featured in Ben Fogle's Channel 5 documentary and showed his stripped back lifestyle. The ex-gold mining tycoon and property magnate, who at his most successful was worth an estimated £22million, lived in a wooden beach shack with only his loyal dog Polly for company. But despite having limited electricity, fresh water and facing regular battles against deadly wildlife, the bearded exile insisted he felt safe on the island in an interview a few years ago. He said: "Here there are snakes, spiders and crocodiles but it is safer here than lots of other parts of the world when you hear about terrorist attacks. "I love it here because I have my safety, no matter how old and how tough you are you still want to go to bed knowing you are not going to be attacked.' Self-sufficient David, who was born in Sydney's Northern Beaches to an Irish family, added at the time that there was nowhere he'd rather be than on his "heaven on earth" natural paradise. is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.
Free Malaysia Today
03-07-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Stockbroker loses RM1.24mil to elaborate phone scam
The victim allegedly received a phone call from a woman who claimed that a package containing an identity card, ATM card and cheque book was sent under her name and had been detained by police. PETALING JAYA : A female stockbroker in Penang lost RM1.24 million to a phone scam syndicate that convinced her she was under investigation for money laundering. Penang deputy police chief Alwi Zainal Abidin said the Timur Laut police headquarters' commercial crime investigation division received a report from the 47-year-old woman yesterday. 'According to the victim, she received a phone call from an unknown number on June 20 while she was at her office in George Town. She spoke to a woman who claimed to be from Pos Laju Malaysia. 'The woman informed her that a package containing an identity card, ATM card and cheque book was sent under her name from Kuching, Sarawak, to Terengganu, and the package had been detained by police,' Bernama reported Alwi as saying. The call was then redirected to a police station in Terengganu, where the victim spoke to another individual posing as a police officer, and was told her bank account was suspected of being involved in a money laundering case. Alwi said the 'police officer' also instructed the woman to surrender all her money for auditing purposes and assured her that it would be returned once the investigation was completed. He said the suspect also threatened the woman, warning that a warrant for her arrest would be issued if she failed to comply. 'Out of fear, the victim then made 26 online fund transfers into five different bank accounts provided by the suspect between June 26 and June 30, amounting to RM1.24 million. 'The woman only began to suspect she had been duped after sharing her predicament with family members, who told her it was a scam. 'She then lodged a police report to enable an investigation to be carried out,' Alwi said. He added that further investigations are under way, including efforts to trace the syndicate's network. The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
