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A carer who was already suspended for stealing thousands of pounds entered the home of a dementia patient to take her bank card. Faye Collins "despicably" took a key from the victim's lock box before taking the card and using it to withdraw £880, a court has heard.
The 25-year-old had previously cared for the grandma, but was suspended from her duties having been rumbled using the card of another vulnerable woman months earlier. Collins appeared at Liverpool Crown Court this morning (July 31) via video link from HMP Styal, where she wore a Disney t-shirt and glasses.
She had been charged with two counts of fraud, the Liverpool Echo reports. Prosecuting, James Rae said Collins' had "abused her power" over vulnerable people.
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Mr Rae told the court the defendant was employed as a walk to work carer by Best Care Liverpool in October 2019. Her role was to look after elderly people, many of them vulnerable with conditions such as dementia, at their home addresses.
Mr Rae said between February 25 and March 18, 2020, Collins stole £4,360 over eight separate withdrawals from one of the patients she cared for. On March 14, the woman's daughter-in-law used the card to do her mother-in-law's weekly shopping.
However, when she tried to take £60 out of the ATM it was declined. Mr Rae said the reality was the £60 would have taken the card past its daily withdrawal allowance of £500.
The court was told an investigation by the bank found there had been regular withdrawals on the card and each one had taken place when the defendant attended. The defendant had access to the card to buy the woman cigarettes and brandy, but was never given the
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