TV Hayley steals £100k from dementia mother
Daily Record|June 28, 2024
Police called after stunned family saw bank statements
ALEXANDER LAWRIE
TV Hayley steals £100k from dementia mother

A TV and radio presenter is facing a jail sentence after she embezzled more than £100,000 from her mother who has dementia.

Hayley Matthews took the sum from the bank account belonging to mum Janice after she had been given power of attorney over her financial affairs.

Matthews, 43, took a total of £120,000 and spent the stolen cash on a £1300 Mulberry handbag, swimming lessons for her children and cash withdrawals amounting to £38,000.

Matthews, from Edinburgh, also spent her mum's money on Amazon purchases totalling £13,648.97, £5544.17 with the White Company and a further £1137.82 on eBay purchases.

This story is from the June 28, 2024 edition of Daily Record.

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