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Paul Behan

'Dishonest' Ayrshire care worker at Autistic support centre is struck off after taking cash from service users and falsifying a receipt

A senior support worker at the Ayrshire-based National Autistic Society has been struck off after taking home £800 in cash from someone under their care — and falsifying a receipt for £50.

Samuel McCulloch was supposed to take the money out of a service user’s funds in advance of supporting them on holiday — then sign the money into a petty cash tin.

But instead, Mauchline-based McCulloch, who worked in the care sector for 12 years with no previous issues, took the cash home.

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