A despicable care home manager who fleeced vulnerable and dying residents out of thousands of pounds in a "grotesque breach of trust" has been jailed.
Neil Stewart was trusted to look after the interests of elderly people at a residential care home but turned to stealing from them to bankroll his gambling habit. Newcastle Crown Court heard he started working at Risedale Residential Care Home, in Whitley Bay, in 2014 and his wrongdoing came to light in 2017 when a member of staff noticed bank statements from one seriously ill woman on his desk.
An investigation revealed he had defrauded three residents out of almost £20,000 in a shocking betrayal of his position. Now the 49-year-old has been locked up for two years after admitting three counts of fraud.
