During a family vacation to New Zealand, a known British traveler whose raucous bunch created mayhem passed away at the age of 29.
James Anthony Nolan, whose extended family made headlines in 2019 for wreaking mayhem around New Zealand, is said to have passed away in the UK early this month.
This week, a memorial service was conducted by Nolan’s family in Teddington, southwest London.
It happens three years after New Zealanders started a campaign to exclude the family from the nation because they were allegedly creating mayhem.
In one occasion, residents of Auckland accused the family of discarding beer bottles and other trash on a popular beach. A kid then threatened to “punch the brains out” of any residents who questioned the family.
Additionally, they said that the family broke into their leased flat, fled from a café without paying, and took a journalist’s phone.
After reportedly ramming his vehicle into a young lady who was filming Nolan and his family throughout the altercation, Nolan was charged with assault.
But since he left the nation using someone else’s passport, he never received justice for the accusations.
After causing mayhem around New Zealand, his family was called “a*******” and “garbage” by Auckland Mayor Phil Goff.
And enraged locals signed a petition to have them removed, garnering more than 2,500 signatures.
Nolan’s family, however, sensationally claimed they were the victims upon their return to the UK, complaining that they had a “vacation from hell” and had been “tortured and condemned.”
The day after being granted bail in Auckland District Court on January 25, Nolan fled the building.
Right image shows Nolan with a relative. Immediately upon the revelation that Nolan had managed to elude officials, New Zealand Customs issued a statement.
In a tour that earned them the nickname “worse than pigs,” the notorious gang headed by Nolan was accused of ruining a beach (seen), leaving a café without paying, wrecking their flat, and even snatching a journalist’s phone.
A crowded beach was littered with beer bottles and other trash by a party of Irish visitors.
Nolan was also facing charges in New Zealand for fraud, assault, and reckless driving.
Before being taken before the court, he was able to leave the country using someone else’s passport.
At Auckland International Airport, he utilized an eGate to scan a fake passport.
Nolan was marked for further inspection, but a staff member failed to realize he was not the same person and let him board the plane nonetheless.
Customs Minister Kris Faafoi at the time attributed the incident to “human mistake” and described it as a “very unusual” event.
Nolan had been charged with hitting a young lady with his vehicle in 2019 after she recorded him and his extended family leaving trash mounds on a beach in Auckland.
In her viral video of the picnic scene with a belligerent little child wearing a sunhat, Krista Curnow said a guy drove at her as she attempted to record the license plate of the automobile.
On the North Island of New Zealand, the event took place at Takapuna Beach in Auckland.
More than 2,500 people signed a petition calling for the British organization (some of its members are depicted) to be expelled from the country of New Zealand.
Video shows a young child approaching Ms. Curnow while sporting a wide-brimmed Bunnings Warehouse hat and threatening her, saying, “I’ll knock your brains out.”
On January 19, a photo of the travelers loading into their vehicle was taken in Levin, New Zealand.
When Ms. Curnow urged the group of around 12 tourists—who she said had an Irish accent—to clean up their trash as they departed the beach, Ms. Curnow claimed they became aggressive.
At the time, Ms. Curnow said, “Their attitude was essentially if we have an issue then we can pick it up and that’s what the council is for.”
“I went over to the family and asked them once again if they could not insult our nation while they were here and clean up their trash.
They became aggressive, and the youngster and grandmother joined in, claiming they intended to knock my skull in.
A young youngster was seen approaching Ms. Curnow while carrying a wide-brimmed hat from Bunnings Warehouse and threatening to “knock your brains out.”
“That little boy’s mouth is simply revolting!” What type of role models are the parents who approve of this behavior? said Ms. Curnow.
Before departing for the UK, four of the group’s adults received 28-day deportation responsibility letters from New Zealand’s immigration authorities.
On February 19, 2019, Nolan was detained together with Tommy Ward, 26, and William Donohue, 25, on suspicion of running a roofing fraud.
In the event, it was claimed that a number of elderly persons in the Auckland region had been conned out of thousands of pounds that they had paid for roof repairs.
Nolan avoided appearing in court, but Ward and Donohue appeared in June 2019 and entered a guilty plea to counts of gaining by fraud. They were sent back to the United Kingdom.
In the meanwhile, brothers Johnny, 30, and Patrick Quinn, 27, who were also thought to be a member of the ring, were deported back to the UK for using the same scheme to cheat victims out of $16,800.
Nolan was detained on February 19, 2019, along with William Donohue (shown right), 25, and Tommy Ward (pictured left), both accused of running a roofing fraud. Nolan avoided appearing in court, but Ward and Donohue appeared in June 2019 and entered a guilty plea to counts of gaining by fraud. They were sent back to the United Kingdom.
The ordeal will come to a conclusion when Ward and Donohue are deported soon after receiving their sentences (pictured, members of the clan are spoke to by police in January)
The court heard testimony about how one Auckland household was charged more than £9,000 for chimney repairs that were never completed.
The previous week, James Quinn, 58, was deported for his involvement in the same fraud.
Johnny and Patrick’s attorneys had argued that they had been unjustly associated with the notorious family, but police had connected many of the roofing con artists to the family, according to the New Zealand Herald.
According to the newspaper, the couple only paid back around half of what they owed for their schemes, which Judge David Sharp called a “quite significant breach of confidence for vulnerable individuals.”
Patrick acknowledged five fraud-related offenses, while Johnny confessed four. Despite receiving a six-month jail term, they were deported the next day.
After returning to the UK whining that their vacation had been “the holiday from hell” and that they had been “tortured and damned,” Nolan and his family received even more attention.
Nolan, who is said to have passed away on August 1, has subsequently received condolences from family members in the UK, who have taken to social media in droves.
In a social media post, Nolan’s sister-in-law, Lulu, paid homage to him and said it had taken some time for his passing to sink in.
Following their sentencing, Ward and Donohue are anticipated to be deported, putting the tale to a close (pictured, members of the clan are spoke to by police in January)
The court heard during their hearing how a homeowner of Auckland was charged more than £9,000 for chimney repairs that were never completed.
For his involvement in the same fraud the week before, James Quinn, 58, was deported.
However, authorities found many of the roofing con artists who had connections to the famed family, according to the New Zealand Herald. Johnny and Patrick’s attorneys had argued that they had been unjustly tied to the family.
According to the newspaper, Judge David Sharp referred to the pair’s frauds as a “very severe breach of trust for vulnerable individuals” and they only paid back around half of what they owed.
Patrick confessed to five counts of fraud, while Johnny admitted to four. They were given a six-month jail term, but they were released the same day.
After their memorable vacation, Nolan and his family received even more notoriety when they returned to the UK, complaining that their trip had been “a holiday from hell” and that they had been “tortured and damned.”
Family members in the UK have subsequently filled social media with condolences for Nolan, who is said to have passed away on August 1.
Lulu, Nolan’s sister-in-law, paid him homage on social media, saying it had taken some time for his passing to sink in.
One New Zealander said on a Facebook group post, “Good riddance.” One person said that the Facebook group was started because of Nolan and the traveling gypsy bunch.
The message said, “My large wonderful brother Jimmy Nolan as much as we always had argument—they were there my whole life—loved him like a big brother finest parent to his huge lovely children and best husband to my sister.”
Another relative sent their thoughts and prayers for Jimmy’s wife Mekala, their other children, Maggie, and the whole family in a message.
God grant us courage and strength.
Another person wrote: “Jimmy, you were a character. I pray ur at peace. A gentleman. Give ur poor children and wife the strength they need at this difficult time.”
New Zealanders, on the other hand, who obviously haven’t gotten beyond the devastation he and his family brought about in their nation, didn’t express sorrow over his passing.
One individual commented, “Good riddance of nasty junk, karma came a calling, good.”
Hey everyone, it seems like we won’t have to worry about our old friend James, Jimmy, or Nolan visiting our country again. Another person said, “Karma finally got up to him.
Another said, “Good riddance.”