The family of a dementia-suffering former referee who had his life savings wiped out by his own granddaughter to fund a lavish lifestyle of drugs, holidays and takeaways say the ‘betrayal has been incomprehensible’.
Nicole Taylor, 25, admitted stealing the life savings of 80-year-old Norman Glover at Preston Crown Court last month. She had become power of attorney and was granted permission to access his bank account following his dementia diagnosis, but only for the purpose of maintaining his house.
Taylor, of Kershaw Street, Chorley, spent a total of £37,363.63 in the space of a year on mostly takeaways, tattoos and cash withdrawals. The cash was believed to have been spent on drugs, with her later admitting she had a drug problem.
