CARER CAUGHT RED-HANDED RUMMAGING THROUGH 92 YEAR OLD WOMAN'S HAND BAG (PHOTOS)

A carer was caught red-handed rifling through a 92-year-old woman's handbag on a camera set up in her home by the victim's niece.

Carer caught on video rifling though handbag for cash. Credit: ITV News

The camera recorded 44-year-old Lorraine Cenci, grabbing £40 that the widow was keeping for expenses.
The victim suffers from osteoporosis, cannot walk without help, and has survived cancer.

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It was on March 5 that Cenci, a mother of three, took the elderly lady to the toilet, left her there and then searched her handbag.
Relatives became suspicious after money went missing from her handbag in January.

So her niece Debi Riley, wrote down the serial numbers of two £20 notes and put them in an envelope in the victim's handbag.
She also hid the camera, which streamed live to he smartphone, by her bedside table at her home in Enfield.

We watched her on our phones literally taking money from her bag.

– Debi Riley, 52

Mrs Riley and her husband called 999 and the carer, was arrested.
The serial numbers on the notes matched.
Cenci, of Enfield, pleaded guilty to one count of theft by an employee at Highbury magistrates’ court.

It’s an abuse of trust on one of the most vulnerable members of society. You took advantage of the employment to go out for a meal.

– Judge Julia Newton

Cenci had worked for the family for about two months, according to a report in the Evening Standard.
The court heard her lawyer describe the theft as “a moment of madness” telling the court she needed the money for a meal with her mum on Mother's Day.

Cenci grabs the envelope. Credit: ITV News

SureCare Enfield supplied Cenci as a carer to the family.

We suspended the care worker in question as soon as we became aware of the allegation and subsequently dismissed her for gross misconduct.
We carry out advanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks on all prospective care workers.
As soon as the allegation was made, we reported it to the local authority and the Care Quality Commission and appropriate information was provided to the DBS.
We have remained in close contact with the family of the client throughout and will continue to do so.

– SureCare Enfield

Cenci was handed an eight-week suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay £40 compensation, an £80 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs.