Cruel carer stole £7,500 from pensioner and splashed it on lingerie, computers and trips to B&Q

Harriet Rowe stole the money in just five months

A carer stole more than £7,500 from a vulnerable pensioner - after being warned to be "extra vigilant" because he had already been a victim of "financial abuse".

Harriet Rowe, 24, was told the man "may need reassuring" and was aware her employers had a policy of not handling clients' cash.

But while he lived an "extremely frugal" lifestyle - limiting spending to "bread, milk...
source: Hull Daily Mail

2019-07-19 21:59
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