Glam couple funded rich lifestyle by stealing bank cards from gymgoers | UK News

A glamorous couple who enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of holidays and designer goods by stealing bank cards from gym-goers’ lockers have been jailed.

Ashley Singh, 39, and Sophie Bruyea, 20, targeted 18 victims at gyms across London and the south east in a year-long crime spree.

The pair maxed out stolen credit cards and used them to buy luxury goods, a pedigree puppy and to go on holidays to Dubai and the Amalfi Coast.

Bruyea’s Facebook page showed photos of the pair posing next to swimming pools, driving a luxury car and standing in front of an aquarium at Burj Al Arab, dubbed Dubai’s most iconic hotel.

Their 18 victims suffered huge stress and financial loss as a result of Singh and Bruyea’s ‘wicked’ crimes, Croydon crown court heard.

The judge described the impact their ‘wide-ranging spree’ had on their victims, many of them professionals, who no longer felt safe around strangers.

There were 18 fraud reports in total, with 14 in the London area, one from Sussex, one from Hertfordshire and two reports from Cambridgeshire.

Singh and Bruyea, of Bromley, south London, were convicted of conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation between January 2022 and January 2023.

Singh has been jailed for three years and Bruyea was sentenced to 20 months at a young offenders’ institute, a rehabilitation programme and 120 hours of unpaid work.

Detective Constable Luis Martins Da Silva said: ‘We know Londoners are worried about theft. It’s a horrible crime, and it causes a lot of stress, pain, and financial loss.

‘That’s why we take this crime seriously and a whole team of us were committed to catching Singh and Bruyea.

‘You couldn’t fail to be moved by the devastating impact their callous behaviour had on people, and we hope that by catching them this offers victims a little bit of solace.

‘I would urge anyone who has had something stolen to get in touch, because we do want to drive down this crime and go after those who target the public.

‘We will now look to forfeit the proceeds of their crimes to try and help compensate those who went through this.’

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