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A dad, who was labelled as 'greedy', stole £7k from a charity and spent it on a bike and an engagement ring. Peter Robinson took more than £7,000 from Blackburne House, a charity that helps vulnerable women. He was caught when he tried to steal another £25,000.
Robinson had been working for the charity, based in Liverpool city centre, for about seven years. But last July, the charity found out about strange activity on its bank account after a refund of £25,000 was not allowed.
Christopher Taylor, who was prosecuting, explained how other similar transactions were discovered. These led to £7,750 being moved into Robinson's account over four days. It started with a fake £250 refund on July 24 2023, followed by another £500 payment later that same night, the Liverpool Echo.
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Then, on the afternoon of July 26, he took another £7,000. Robinson, who lives on Daneville Road in Walton, made a 1p "test purchase" just after 4.3pm on July 28 before trying to steal the £25,000 a few minutes later.
The facilities assistant, who was in charge of handling cash and taking payments for childcare from the reception desk, was caught on CCTV using the card machine and then "ripping off receipts and secreting them on his person". He didn't show up for an internal disciplinary meeting and was officially fired for serious misbehaviour on August 17.
Robinson, who had worked at Blackburne House since he was 16, reportedly told his colleagues that he had bought a motorbike and an engagement ring after getting a £7,000 tax rebate. The staff were said to be "shocked and saddened" by the theft, and the money has not been found.
Police interviewed him on October 26, and he admitted
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