An "exploitative" County Durham carer stole over £65,000 from two vulnerable victims and then claimed she'd been blackmailed after being caught.
Wendy Wilkinson was an "unofficial carer" for one of the victims, who had mental health issues, and transferred thousands of pounds of her money into her own bank account. Durham Crown Court heard that Wilkinson had already committed similar offences against one of the victims in 2007, involving "sums in excess of £23,000", but had been forgiven.
Wilkinson, 53, appeared at the court on Friday to be sentenced for theft and two counts of fraud by false representation. The offences were committed between September 2016 and July 2020.
