Joanne McGarity, who gambled away the money she stole, blew a kiss to members of her family in court as she was jailed
A frail pensioner was almost turfed out of her own home of more than 30 years over debts after her granddaughter stole nearly £50,000 from her. Joanne McGarity blew a kiss to members of her family in court as she was jailed this week.
The now 87-year-old is unable to walk unaided, and requires help with duties including cleaning and shopping, reports The Echo. They called the police, after which the fraudster phoned the complainant saying "she was so sorry". McGarity was arrested in March last year, with a search of her house revealing four receipts from ATMs from Ms Jones' account as well as bank statements and debt warning letters.
A statement read out to the court on her behalf said: "When I found out what happened, I felt really down for a while. I still can't believe a member of my own family has done what they have done to me. "She knows she has done wrong and committed a serious offence over a prolonged period of time, causing a lot of upset and stress to a very vulnerable victim. For the first 39 years of this defendant's life, she was offence free.
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