Alison Hunter took the money out of the 95-year-old's account whilst working at a care home
A carer who fleeced a pensioner out of thousands of pounds has been ordered to sell her car to pay back what she stole. Alison Hunter, 47, took the money out of the 95-year-old's account whilst working at a care home.
The prosecution say her car is worth £1,600 but the defence estimates it to be £600. The fraudster was sentenced at a hearing in October 2022. "You have had a dreadful life as a young person and that led you to become a gambling addict and against the background of that addiction you committed the offence you have now pleaded guilty to. That's not an excuse but it's an explanation to your offending."
"He gave her his permission to use his bank card, which he kept in a safe at the home, to get his shopping. But he later mistrusted her because she became reluctant to let him have the card back.
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