A carer stole hundreds of pounds in cash from the purse of a 93-year-old dementia sufferer.
Paula Irvine, from Walton, even visited the elderly widow's home when she was not on shift in order to steal from her. She was only rumbled after the grandma's daughter-in-law became suspicious and set up CCTV cameras in her living room, catching her in the act.
But the disgraced worker has been spared prison. Liverpool Crown Court heard today, Monday, that the woman suffers from dementia and angina and is visited by carers - who carry out tasks including making food and giving medication - up to four times per day.
