A care worker stole more than 6,000 from a vulnerable woman with learning difficulties in order to fund her gambling addiction. She initially told police she was not responsible for the money missing from the victim’s account, but later claimed she had taken 1,000 to buy furniture.
Sarah O’Brien, 41, was employed at a care home Caradoc House, in Barry, by learning disability care company Achieve together Ltd, and was the key worker for the victim, who does not have the mental capacity to understand the offences or court proceedings. As part of her role, she would assist the victim and had access to her bank accounts to make transactions on her behalf.
A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday heard 35 unauthorised transa…
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