Mum-of-two Brenda Carberry, 55, was hired by her victims to dust, polish and hoover their houses, but a judge who went on to slam a 'grotesque breach of trust' heard she sneaked into rooms she was told were out of bounds then swiped items to auction off online.
The court heard she was caught out when one woman who found a purse and a designer Ted Baker handbag missing from her bedroom office checked Carberry's personal eBay account - and found them listed for sale there.
A pensioner with Alzheimer's was another of her victims, Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court was told as Carberry was said to have 'succumbed to temptation to support her own financial shortcomings!
Carberry, of Overton Crescent, Hazel Grove, Stockport, claimed she carried out the thefts to pay for household bills. It is thought she raided five properties in total, in Poynton, Offerton, Hazel Grove and Stockport.
This story is from the May 24, 2023 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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