A finance manager who made £54,000 by stealing from the charity she worked for ordered to pay back just £15,000. She carried out the thefts in order to fund a gambling addiction.
Bethan Hopkins, 43, was working for charity Safer Wales, which supports victims of domestic abuse, rape, and hate crimes. She had access to bank accounts and took several thousand pounds over eight months.
The defendant continued to spend money in an attempt to win money back which she had lost through gambling despite her employers discovering discrepancies with the finances and suspending her from work. The mother-of-one was later arrested and admitted the offences in her police interview.
