A HEARTLESS carer who befriended a vulnerable 95-yearold patient and stole almost £30,000 from her accounts has been jailed for 15 months.

Tracey Jayne Wilson, from Laverstoke, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by abuse of power during a hearing at Winchester Crown Court last month.

The counts relate to a series of events which began in 2012 when Wilson, who previously worked at the Kingfisher Day Centre in Overton, was given power of attorney over the accounts of a 95-year-old woman.

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