A WOMAN who claims her son scammed her out of tens of thousands of pounds, forcing her to sell her own home, may have made ‘errors’ in later checking over her bank statements, a court heard.

Adrian Mackenzie, of Rosedale Avenue, Banbury, denies four counts of fraud and siphoning more than £50,000 from his mother's bank account and credit cards.

As the 46-year old’s trial continued at Oxford Crown Court yesterday Mackenzie’s defence barrister Gareth James quizzed the alleged victim – Jacqueline Mackenzie, about her version of events.

Mr James asked the pensioner about some of the individual transactions which she claims were fraudulently made by her son between 2013 and 2016.

Answering his questions during cross examination she said: “It was a long time ago and while I was dealing with all of this there [was] so much I might have made an error.”

She added: “It was very emotional and stressful having to go through so many years back, it was a family issue so that made it difficult."

Mr James put to the alleged victim that she had herself made some of the numerous transactions and not her son, including shopping trips at Bicester Village and nearby restaurants.

He went on to suggest to her that a number of apparent video game subscription fees to Microsoft were agreed to be paid by her for her grand-children, all assertions which she denied.

Speaking of transaction made at pubs and restaurants in the Bicester and Milton Keynes area Ms Mackenzie told jurors: “I do accept that I would go out with my family [and friends] yes.”

She was also quizzed on her use of the internet and Mr James put to the alleged victim that there had been a wireless internet connection at her home address during the time some of the fraudulent transactions were made, an assertion she denied.

Ms Mackenzie was also asked about any possible ‘interception’ of her post while her son was temporarily living at her Caversfield address, to which she claimed he had ‘at times’ done so.

Earlier in the trial jurors were told that Adrian Mackenzie had left her mother ‘penniless’ and that the woman had been rife with so much debt that she had no choice but to sell off her home.

Prosecutor Henry James told the court that Mackenzie had orchestrated an ‘industrial’ scam and a ‘nasty, unpleasant fraud’ in which he made use of her credit cards from Tesco, M&S and Barclays, as well as her bank account.

In the scam, prosecutors claim, Mackenzie took a total of £57,256.15,

Mackenzie denies all charges and the trial continues.