Victims with learning difficulties were pursued by bailiffs after the deputy manager of their supported living accommodation stole £10,000 from them.
Danielle Smith helped herself to thousands of pounds belonging to three vulnerable service users whose finances she had been entrusted to oversee. She wept in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court today, Monday, as she was locked up for her callous crimes while families of the residents celebrated her imprisonment.
The court heard this afternoon that the 41-year-old was employed by Wirral-based care company Support 2 Independence between 2016 and 2018 as the deputy manager of a supported living site in Oxton for those with learning difficulties or mental health issues. Smith's duties included looking after occupants' monies, but she "abused her position by stealing money from three vulnerable adults in her care".
