A 'nasty' thief who stole cash from two pensioners has been shown mercy by a judge after the tragic death of her daughter.
Mean Jean Carr took a 75-year-old man's wallet after distracting him with chat about the mobility scooter he was using to get along the street in Hebburn, in April. Newcastle Crown Court heard the victim had already given her a £1 after she said she needed money for cigarettes but she then sat on his knee and took his wallet, containing his bank card, driving licence and £50 cash, from a basket at the front of the vehicle.
The victim was left "upset and confused", unable to leave the house for days and said he would have given her more money if she had asked for it. Carr, 42, of Victoria Road East, Hebburn, admitted theft.
