Carer who conned elderly couple out of £25,000 caught by Uber Eats order

Lyndsey McGivern, a 45-year-old carer for an elderly couple, was sentenced to one year and ten months in prison for a £25,237 fraud. The carer, who lived nearby the couple, stole from Derek and Valerie Haynes who had advanced dementia and were in residential care. The nine-month fraud involved regular withdrawals and grocery purchases totaling thousands of pounds.

The fraud was only discovered when a £20 Uber Eats order was traced back to McGivern's account. Personal documents belonging to the victims, including birth, marriage, and land registry certificates, were found in McGivern's home. Her lawyer described her as remorseful and unaware of her actions, and the judge accepted that she had initially helped the couple before abusing their trust.