TikTok star Megha Thakur has sadly died at the way-too-young age of 21.
23.11.2022 - 21:59 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A former actress living in a care home had to wear clothes from deceased residents after her friend stole £65,000 from her life savings. Brian Malam had been granted power of attorney over Margaret Wright's finances after she was diagnosed with dementia, but spent years helping himself to cash.
Mrs Wright, who is better known by her stage name Meg Wynn Owen, starred in various well-known TV shows and films including Love Actually, Doctor Who, Under Milk Wood, Pride and Prejudice, and Upstairs Downstairs.
During his sentencing at Cardiff Crown Court, Judge Paul Hobson told Malam that he had not only abused the trust placed in him by virtue of the legal powers he had been granted, but had also "betrayed" his close friend of many years.
Malam had been granted power of attorney over the finances of Margaret Wright - whom he had been friends with for many years after meeting through their work at the BBC - due to her dementia and mental capacity in 2014. As reported by Wales Online, prosecutor Abigail Jackson said Mrs Wright then moved into a care home in Cardiff the following year, where Malam would visit her.
However, his visits became less and less frequent before stopping completely. The court heard that unbeknown to the elderly actress, Malam was taking tens of thousands of pounds from her savings account by way of bank transfers, direct spending, and cash withdrawals.
Miss Jackson said the 60-year-old defendant was supposed to put money into a special account which could be accessed by care home staff to buy essentials for Mrs Wright. However, he failed to do so, and only a handful of payments were ever made.
This left carers with no money to buy clothes for Mrs Wright, meaning she had to be dressed in items left by
TikTok star Megha Thakur has sadly died at the way-too-young age of 21.
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