13 September 2008
By Staff Copy
A COURT heard how a woman's addiction to TV auction channels drove her to defraud the elderly brother of a multi-millionaire living at the Woodlands Nursing Home in Primrose Valley.
Carol Harrison, 52, of Willow Dell Close in Bridlington, had, together with a solicitor, been placed in joint control of the finances of her 85-year-old friend who she described as being “like a father to her” – but she used £2,451 of his money to buy jewellery and clothing from the TV auctions.
Harrison, who claims disability living allowance and is the carer for her chronically ill husband, had previously pleaded guilty before Teesside Crown Court to a charge of fraud.
A confiscation order was also made for the money she has spent, the court hearing that in total Harrison had been in possession of £10,000 of her friend’s estate and had handed it all over to the police so it could be returned to him.
Abridged
SOURCE: The Scarborough News
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