Carer jailed after admitting stealing jewellery from care home resident
Emma Skinner from St Helens, was jailed for 18 months
A St Helens woman has been jailed for 18 months after admitting stealing jewellery from a resident in a care home.
Carer Emma Skinner, 42, of Thackray Road, Thatto Heath, admitted entering the room of a male resident of the care home in Maghull in February 2022 and stealing rings from his hands.
She later took the rings and pawned them at a jewellery shop. The jewellery was never recovered.
Skinner pleaded guilty to theft from a person and was today jailed at Liverpool Crown Court.
Detective Inspector Jay Halpin said: “Targetting vulnerable people and stealing from them while in a trusted position is the lowest of the low.
“We are dedicated to protecting those in our communities who are the most vulnerable and taking action against those who seek to exploit them.
“Skinner was supposed to be a carer looking after people but instead used it as an opportunity to steal and sell this man’s treasured possessions. It is right she is now behind bars.”
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