# Property fraudster who evaded police for years by hiding in Dubai and Bali with bikini-clad women fell to his death from window of his Chelsea home, inquest told

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- Published: 2026-11-06T17:07:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T17:21:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16271607/fraudster-karl-cronin-evaded-police-window-chelsea.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Karl Cronin died after falling from his Chelsea flat.
- Police are investigating how he came to fall.
- He was wanted over alleged property fraud worth up to £5 million.

## Summary

Karl Cronin, a property fraud suspect who had evaded police for almost two decades, died after falling from a second-storey window at his Chelsea home. An inquest has opened, while police continue to investigate how he came to be on the pavement below.

Cronin, 59, was found in April and identified using his passport; he had also used the name Jonathan Carson. He was alleged to have defrauded banks of up to £5 million by posing as the owner of rented properties and remortgaging them. He was linked to a 2017 case in which Laylah De Cruz and her mother were jailed, while Cronin was at large.

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