A carer who fleeced her cousin out of £47,000 of her life savings and left her with just 21p has been ordered to pay back £3,000 of her ill-gotten gains.
Karen Devonport asked to "borrow" cash from her relative, who she described as being like a sister, on 45 occasions over a 20-month period by pretending she needed it to pay for her daughter's wedding, solicitors' bills, a baby shower, insurance, car repairs and a deposit for a trip to New York.
A court heard that the 58-year-old told the victim she was soon expecting a £65,000 divorce settlement, which she would use to pay her back. In fact, she had already received the money and spent it.
