Richard McCarthy (Image: South Wales Police) Horsey was sentenced to five years in prison. If she had had an honest carer instead of you she would still have that money and still have equity in her house." He told her: "You were dishonest and deceitful and driven by greed. Recorder Mark Cotter QC described the defendant as a "viper" who was "aggressive and unrelenting" in her thefts.
She said: "She has touched the lives of a number of people in her community for a number of years."
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Horsey, of Y Parc, Groesfaen, Pontyclun, was convicted of seven counts of fraud by a jury after a trial at Cardiff Crown Court.īarrister Jodie-Jane Hitchock, for Horsey, said the defendant was well-regarded in the local community thanks to her involvement with with Brownies and Guides, being a school governor, and running a foodbank.
The theft came to light after the victim's daughter became concerned at the frequency and amounts of cash withdrawals from her mother's account. She also falsified cheques which she paid to herself and made bank transfers from her victim's account to her own. She abused her position of trust to carry out "sudden and significant withdrawals" of thousands of pounds and pocketed the cash, which she spent on luxury holidays for her and her family. The 55-year-old was the trusted carer of the woman and had access to her debit cards. Rhian Horsey stole almost £320,000 from an elderly and vulnerable woman in a scam which lasted five years.