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Nursing home manager who pocketed £2,200 is spared jail (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Nursing home manager who pocketed £2,200 is spared jail
8:49am Monday 24th December 2012 in News By Julie Magee
IN DEBT: Tracey Thompson at Bournemouth Crown Court. Picture: Sally Adams
A SHAMED nursing home manager who pocketed cash belonging to vulnerable elderly residents has been spared an immediate jail sentence.
Earlier Tracey Thompson admitted seven theft offences involving a total of around £2,200 at the Avon Cliff nursing home in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth.
The 49-year-old from Wimborne Road, Bournemouth, pleaded guilty to stealing money from residents in her care and also from her employers, helping herself to more than £1,000 worth of printer cartridges from the home which she later sold on eBay.
At a previous hearing Bournemouth magistrates were told how:
- Thompson stole £75 from Winifred Thompson
- £100 from Kenneth Markless l cash with an unknown value from Connie Fisher
- £100 from Doris Rylands
- £49 from Rachel Harris since January 1, 2010.
She also admitted taking £730 from the nursing home between January 1 and June 8, 2012 and cartridges worth £1,126 between July 28, 2011 and August 21, 2012.
In her defence, Mike Flynn said Thompson was in debt and had taken out payday loans to repay them, adding: “She is very ashamed and has been co-operative with the police.
“Unfortunately she found herself in difficulties.”
Bournemouth Crown Court heard how Thompson had been treated at St Ann’s Hospital in Poole and was currently being cared for by her doctor and the community health team.
Judge Samuel Wiggs imposed a sixmonth prison sentence, suspended for a year. Thompson will be supervised by the Probation Service for a similar period and must attend an education, training and employment programme for 15 days.
Comments(84)
BIGTONE
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9:13am Mon 24 Dec 12
Another feeble excuse to try and justify
Sticky fingers.
Marcus James
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9:46am Mon 24 Dec 12
Looks as though all you need to do to avoid jail is call the Mental Health Team and say you feel ill.
Still amazes me that a company as large as Colten Care that charges over £1200 per week can not have robust systems in place to monitor residents money and even worse that there appears to be one elderly person for whom they cannot even account for the sum of money stolen.
What a joke of the judicial system. This woman is a Registered Nurse in a position of Responsibility and she has abused not only her position but also the very people she was employed to protect and help.
I wonder if the Court would have been so forgiving if it were their relatives that had been the victims of this crime.
The Renegade Master
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10:22am Mon 24 Dec 12
Capricorn 1
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10:32am Mon 24 Dec 12
This also highlights the awfulness of payday loan companies.
Marcus James
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11:27am Mon 24 Dec 12
The Renegade Master wrote:The problem is that what message does this send out to the hundred of thousands of care workers that look after the elderly and frail and the millions of Qualified Nurses who take an oath and commitment to care for their patients?
Probably a sensible decision not to send her to jail. Sounds like she's suffering from severe depression which is a particularly nasty and debilitating illness that's not understood by anyone who's never suffered from it. Yes she was in the wrong for stealing, particularly from the vulnerable. Yes she shouldn't have got herself into debt in the first place. I'm not defending that. But perhaps it's time to stop vilifying her for a stupid error of judgement and let her move on.
Call a sickie and it will all be ok?
skydriver
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12:08pm Mon 24 Dec 12
saynomore
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12:23pm Mon 24 Dec 12
t.south
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1:03pm Mon 24 Dec 12
t.south
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1:05pm Mon 24 Dec 12
Marcus James
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2:30pm Mon 24 Dec 12
t.south wrote:You obviously know this lady well?
Regards to a previous comment that photo of her wasnt taken a couple of days ago it was taken about 4 weeks ago when she turned up at court sheqas smiling cause the person was hid in the bushes taking the photo. And sge didnt pull a sicky as you suggested she is still very ill, and was admitted to hospital a while before any of this came to light .she knows what she did was very bad and is very ashamed and sorry.
Perhaps you can ask her was her breakdown due to the guilt and shame she felt from stealing the money from societies most vulnerable, the very same people she had been employed to look after? Or was her breakdown triggered by the fact she had been caught and that she was likely to be facing a prison term not to mention the embarrassment of being named and shamed?
saynomore
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2:34pm Mon 24 Dec 12
t.south wrote:Bul***t Yes sorry she got caught you mean,no excuses please.
Regards to a previous comment that photo of her wasnt taken a couple of days ago it was taken about 4 weeks ago when she turned up at court sheqas smiling cause the person was hid in the bushes taking the photo. And sge didnt pull a sicky as you suggested she is still very ill, and was admitted to hospital a while before any of this came to light .she knows what she did was very bad and is very ashamed and sorry.
The Renegade Master
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2:46pm Mon 24 Dec 12
Marcus James wrote:It says if you make an error of judgement for whatever reason you will lose your job, end up in court and be vilified by total strangers who know nothing about you who then proceed to write complete biased tripe like you.
The Renegade Master wrote:The problem is that what message does this send out to the hundred of thousands of care workers that look after the elderly and frail and the millions of Qualified Nurses who take an oath and commitment to care for their patients?
Probably a sensible decision not to send her to jail. Sounds like she's suffering from severe depression which is a particularly nasty and debilitating illness that's not understood by anyone who's never suffered from it. Yes she was in the wrong for stealing, particularly from the vulnerable. Yes she shouldn't have got herself into debt in the first place. I'm not defending that. But perhaps it's time to stop vilifying her for a stupid error of judgement and let her move on.
Call a sickie and it will all be ok?
pete woodley
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3:03pm Mon 24 Dec 12
Marcus James
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3:10pm Mon 24 Dec 12
The Renegade Master wrote:And have your friends defend you and effectively say that its ok to steal form the old and vulnerable!
Marcus James wrote:It says if you make an error of judgement for whatever reason you will lose your job, end up in court and be vilified by total strangers who know nothing about you who then proceed to write complete biased tripe like you.
The Renegade Master wrote:The problem is that what message does this send out to the hundred of thousands of care workers that look after the elderly and frail and the millions of Qualified Nurses who take an oath and commitment to care for their patients?
Probably a sensible decision not to send her to jail. Sounds like she's suffering from severe depression which is a particularly nasty and debilitating illness that's not understood by anyone who's never suffered from it. Yes she was in the wrong for stealing, particularly from the vulnerable. Yes she shouldn't have got herself into debt in the first place. I'm not defending that. But perhaps it's time to stop vilifying her for a stupid error of judgement and let her move on.
Call a sickie and it will all be ok?
Great Friend, keep it up, perhaps you may want to visit the old people that she stole from and tell them what a great pilar of society she is!
t.south
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3:16pm Mon 24 Dec 12
t.south
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3:45pm Mon 24 Dec 12
pete woodley
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4:46pm Mon 24 Dec 12
muscliffman
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4:58pm Mon 24 Dec 12
No need to repay all the money at all, nice fat lump sum of public money still paid at end of career and absolutely no need to turn up at court as it would require physical 'restraint' (although photographed fit enough to go to a local pub) or fear being sent to prison - allegedly works for MPs?
saynomore
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5:01pm Mon 24 Dec 12
t.south wrote:If you are such a fan of this thief perhaps you would like to apologise to her victims on her behalf and and pay back the money she stole as she is too "ILL" to do it herself or are you just making lip service.
Marcus, not her friend but family, she dosnt even know im on here defending her, this is the first and is the last bad thing she has ever done in her life, she is not a bad person just done something really bad , and I will stick up for her when people suggest she is faking having a breakdown, its like a different person is my mum,she cant do stuff that she could before, so dont judge till you know all the facts, as I said she is very sorry what more can she say
saynomore
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5:05pm Mon 24 Dec 12
t.south wrote:If you are such a fan of this thief perhaps you would like to apologise to her victims and pay back the money she stole or is it just lip service on your part.
Marcus, not her friend but family, she dosnt even know im on here defending her, this is the first and is the last bad thing she has ever done in her life, she is not a bad person just done something really bad , and I will stick up for her when people suggest she is faking having a breakdown, its like a different person is my mum,she cant do stuff that she could before, so dont judge till you know all the facts, as I said she is very sorry what more can she say
Tigra63
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5:11pm Mon 24 Dec 12
If any of you have a total breakdown and do things that are way out of character I hope there are people out there ready to judge you and condem you!!!!!
All the good things for charity, all the times she went in at night unpaid, and the Xmas mornings she went in to see the residents at Xmas and all the other good stuff she did.... none of that is mentioned!! Nor is the bullying and harrasement she suffered at work from certain people mentioned, and it was this that tipped her over the edge!!
What she did is not the real Tracey Thompson, and those who know her know this.. Bullying and pay day loans are to blame a heck of a lot. This lady is one of the kindest people I know. So until you know all the facts, don't judge!
We all do things that are wrong. She admitted her crimes, pleaded guilty and now takes her punishment!! She lost her home, job, her nursing registration..and her self respect! And she feels so bad for what she has done.
Have you ever tried to get into St Anne's.... trust me, it's not easy!! And if you have never suffered from depression... you are very lucky. I have, and it is one if the worst feelings out, as it a mental illness not a physical one, so people don't understand it. I know what she had been through, so till you know all the facts.... Stop judging!!!
t.south
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5:15pm Mon 24 Dec 12
saynomore
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5:27pm Mon 24 Dec 12
t.south wrote:Does not answer my question does it, you are family so quite qualified to speak on her behalf to her victims it would be a nice touch as their christmas has been ruined I expect, even though they were robbed earlier in the year I bet it still hurts.
Firstly pete , not making excuses just stating a fact that she is in fact mentaly ill and not faking. Saynomore ( idiot ) I didnt say I was a fan I said I was family, and as I said before she is very sorry ,what more can she say.
t.south
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5:39pm Mon 24 Dec 12
Tigra63
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5:46pm Mon 24 Dec 12
And yes if it was my mum there I would be very angry... but there 2 sides to every story! End of.
saynomore
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5:48pm Mon 24 Dec 12
•Thompson stole £75 from Winifred Thompson
•£100 from Kenneth Markless l cash with an unknown value from Connie Fisher
•£100 from Doris Rylands
•£49 from Rachel Harris since January 1, 2010.
She also admitted taking £730 from the nursing home between January 1 and June 8, 2012 and cartridges worth £1,126 between July 28, 2011 and August 21, 2012.
"They were not robbed" What do you call this then. Take the rose coloured glasses off,she stole from the vunerable end of.
t.south
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5:58pm Mon 24 Dec 12
Tigra63
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6:03pm Mon 24 Dec 12
Merry Christmas
saynomore
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6:09pm Mon 24 Dec 12
Tigra63
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6:17pm Mon 24 Dec 12
Saynomore, do as your name says and say no more!! You don't know all the facts and you won't. Go get a life, as you must lead a very sad one to be constantly on here judging people. It must be fantastic to live in your perfect little world... lucky you!!
Hobad1
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8:44pm Mon 24 Dec 12
pete woodley wrote:Pete, we may not have always seen eye to eye, but i respect your opinions.Wishing you a good Xmas and New Year.
On this site i get abused by many who do not know me just for giving my views,and i do NOT steal.
pete woodley
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9:06pm Mon 24 Dec 12
i hate do-gooders
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9:39pm Mon 24 Dec 12
pete woodley wrote:We are in the same boat Pete I get reported comments and being threatened with account closure for speaking my mind and the truth hurts I'm afraid !!! Plus some people on here have no sense of humour and god knows what planet or little bubble they live in lol
On this site i get abused by many who do not know me just for giving my views,and i do NOT steal.
Marcus James
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11:23pm Mon 24 Dec 12
Tigra63 wrote:I think you need to take your rose coloured specs off.
This lady has never had a parking fine, speeding ticket... nothing!!! Has never put a foot wrong, just spent her adult working life, helping the elderly... till this year, when things went wrong! I hope if anything ever happens to you like this you have no support and bunch of hypocrites slagging you of!
Merry Christmas
Has it occurred to you that perhaps she just hasn't been caught till now.
As for all those unpaid shifts, visiting residents on Xmas day and helping out all the time lets remember firstly she was a manager and on a salary of at least £38k plus it's part of the job. Let's then not forget that most offenders appear very trustworthy. Look at the publican who just stole £29000 from the Christmas Fund. It's always the ones you trust!
I think she is a disgrace to her profession and the sentence she has been handed is a disgrace to the Police and CPS who worked to get this case to court. It's people like you who defend these criminals that try to justify there crimes.
chesterlester
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11:56pm Mon 24 Dec 12
t.south
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3:30am Tue 25 Dec 12
The same , instead of talking like u know what your talking about, cause u dont!
pete woodley
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10:18am Tue 25 Dec 12
chesterlester wrote:Tell us more has the truth been held back.
this lady abused her position in the most hideous way. I know for certain that she stole far more than she admitted to Police in order to reduce the severity of her offence. The Colten Care Senior Management Team also made promises to victims that they were aware of the offences and would ensure they would be compensated for any loss. They failed to honour this and have also failed to pursue any claims or reassure or support these victims. Absolutely disgraceful!
t.south
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6:00pm Tue 25 Dec 12
pete woodley
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7:58pm Tue 25 Dec 12
t.south wrote:What a delightful vocabularly you have,did you learn it from mother.
Chesterlester you dont know everything , you are one of the people probably that was harrassing her, you dont know the ins and outs so bog off!
pete woodley
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8:42pm Tue 25 Dec 12
t.south
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10:32pm Tue 25 Dec 12
Goldbar
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11:06pm Tue 25 Dec 12
Illness or not !!!!
t.south
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12:01am Wed 26 Dec 12
s-pb2
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12:11am Wed 26 Dec 12
chesterlester
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3:00am Wed 26 Dec 12
t.south wrote:Only one person that knows the real truth is Tracey Thompson herself. I have never harrassed her, however I do know certain facts to be true and she did steal many other items of value from vulnerable residents in her care over a longish period of time and was covering her tracks by lying and deception especially towards her own members of staff. She was caught out eventually that is the raeson the thefts stopped. Assuming her illness is genuine, she should at least be honest and own up to the other thefts, some of considerable value. The Colten Care Management must take some responsibility. The number of losses at thus home over the recent years should have rung alarm bells. The handling by CC Mgt and lack of compensation to other victims is almost as despicable as the thefts bt Tracey Thompson themselves. I can assure you that those victims feel very angry and upset and unable to fight their corner. You are correct, I don't know everything but I am sure of the comments I have made to be true.
Chesterlester you dont know everything , you are one of the people probably that was harrassing her, you dont know the ins and outs so bog off!
t.south
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11:03am Wed 26 Dec 12
pete woodley
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11:09am Wed 26 Dec 12
y as you say there was a lot more stolen,and to have a family member use foul language,and get away with it on this site,is just not on.Wish the Echo would look into the nonchallant way the care home is dealing with it,in the past i have seen many "happenings" in care homes,nursing homes,etc.We have all read in the media terrible stories of what has gone on in different homes,yet it stills goes on,and a lot goes undiscovered.
saynomore
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12:38pm Wed 26 Dec 12
t.south wrote:Oh for gods sake stop sugar coating evrything the woman is a thief,and just saying sorry all the time does not cut it,from the report it looks like she has been at it for sometime we are only seeing what she was admitting now we dont know how much she has stolen to date.
Chesterlester she did not steal the other items from the home she wasnt even there when some of the stuff went missing, the police have cleared her of taking anything else when she was arrested for theft of money, the police didnt know about the ink cartridges, s h e admitted everything that she had taken, I would put my life on it that it wasnt my mum, she only took money from her safe in the office and the ink cartridges.
Just to remind you as you seem to have selective memory with regard to the facts •Thompson stole £75 from Winifred Thompson
•£100 from Kenneth Markless l cash with an unknown value from Connie Fisher
•£100 from Doris Rylands
•£49 from Rachel Harris since January 1, 2010. plus helping herself to more than £1,000 worth of printer cartridges not just a couple.
spooki
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1:22pm Wed 26 Dec 12
Marcus James wrote:Ive been under their care before after having depression since my teens and I'm constantly struggling with money but I don't rob people or the people I worked for. It wasnt AN error of judgement was it though, more like at least six! It's NOT an excuse.
The Renegade Master wrote:The problem is that what message does this send out to the hundred of thousands of care workers that look after the elderly and frail and the millions of Qualified Nurses who take an oath and commitment to care for their patients?
Probably a sensible decision not to send her to jail. Sounds like she's suffering from severe depression which is a particularly nasty and debilitating illness that's not understood by anyone who's never suffered from it. Yes she was in the wrong for stealing, particularly from the vulnerable. Yes she shouldn't have got herself into debt in the first place. I'm not defending that. But perhaps it's time to stop vilifying her for a stupid error of judgement and let her move on.
Call a sickie and it will all be ok?
worried son
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10:22pm Wed 26 Dec 12
chesterlester
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1:42am Thu 27 Dec 12
t.south wrote:t.south, I appreciate your loyalty, but I have been made aware of many cases of personal items "going missing" and being reported directly to her (Thompson) which did not go any further, and of course were not followed up. Just talk to members of staff and some of the residents that have had items stolen- in some cases worth not only a few thousand pounds EACH but of huge sentimental value and irreplaceable. She got caught cos once too many times she kept the report of an item of personal jewellery to herself and hoped it would be forgotten.....but it wasn't and the Police finally called in. These thefts would have continued had she not been stopped. I think you will find that that the Police did not have sufficient evidence to prove she had stolen other items and they could not be recovered (sold) and she didn't own up so it would have been very difficult to prove and probably not have made a great difference to the prosecution outcome. This does not of course offer any closure or feeling of justice for the many victims. I think you know this to be true, even if difficult to stomach. As said before, despite her illness and the despicable thefts she should at least be honest and own up to ALL the crimes so a line can be drawn. I still maintain that the Colten Care Mgt should do the honest thing and investigate thoroughly and compensate those victims not mentioned in the case. The phrase "tip of the ice berg" applies here.
Chesterlester she did not steal the other items from the home she wasnt even there when some of the stuff went missing, the police have cleared her of taking anything else when she was arrested for theft of money, the police didnt know about the ink cartridges, s h e admitted everything that she had taken, I would put my life on it that it wasnt my mum, she only took money from her safe in the office and the ink cartridges.
chesterlester
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1:51am Thu 27 Dec 12
worried son wrote:worried son: I agree fully with your thoughts. I have made my comments known on this page. Many many items have gone missing under this Matrons "care" and the more you find out the more it stinks! I do also consider the Colten Care Senior Mgt are also seriously lacking in their dealing with the other victims at this Home and this crime should not be forgotten and those involved allowed to brush it under the carpet.
I have been following this with intrest as my mother is in that home, a lot of thing of hers have gone missing over the years always reported to the manager Tracy Thompson,yes she put her hands up when found out but i for one think the stealing had been going on for a number of years,i think she has got off with smacked wrists,i have a friend who is a private dectective and with his help have been looking into a lot of things,to those of her family inform her that Champane 1999 is known and noted & questions are still being asked.
pete woodley
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2:11pm Thu 27 Dec 12
saynomore
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2:22pm Thu 27 Dec 12
pete woodley wrote:Quite agree the familys postings are quite juvenile in their content it seems to me that they are trying their best to pull the wool over the publics eyes and it is not working.
Chesterlester,I am sure there are may who agree with you and want the whole truth to come out without the foul comments from her family.
stevobath
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2:39pm Thu 27 Dec 12
pete woodley wrote:Only cause your crusty old git Pete!lol
On this site i get abused by many who do not know me just for giving my views,and i do NOT steal.
Goldbar
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3:24pm Thu 27 Dec 12
I am afraid there is no excuse for this womans actions - if she was related to me I'd disown her not make excuses !!!!
t.south
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4:38pm Thu 27 Dec 12
stevobath
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5:13pm Thu 27 Dec 12
t.south
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7:36pm Thu 27 Dec 12
nosuchluck54
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2:30pm Fri 28 Dec 12
t.south wrote:I assume the idiots you refer to are the relatives of the people that had their valuables stolen who believed that their loved ones were being cared for by a trustworthy person and the sad pathetic losers are those victims of said trustworthy person which you seem to find funny LOL.In my opinion the individual piece of scum who knew what they were doing when taking advantage of these vunerable victims should now be inside doing time unfortunately Judge Wiggs has again let some low life back amongst us who will now being taking great satisfaction out of knowing the justice system is a complete farce and the criminal usually gets the last laugh
What idiots lol, no one has pulled the wool over has anyones eyes , she admitted everything she has done end of, go and find something constructive to do u sad pathetic losers
t.south
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7:25pm Fri 28 Dec 12
pete woodley
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7:57pm Fri 28 Dec 12
t.south
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8:37pm Fri 28 Dec 12
pete woodley
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8:41pm Fri 28 Dec 12
pete woodley
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8:43pm Fri 28 Dec 12
nosuchluck54
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8:51pm Fri 28 Dec 12
t.south wrote:Please dont patronise me, i have read your comments and believe none of them,i have left my opinion and as far as i am concerned you are trying to defend a criminal who knowingly took advantage of vunerable people and you are doing it very badly,i think you need to research more and accept the truth as it is
Nosuchuck54 , you obviously havnt read previous comments, cause if you had you would see that I gave said she is deeply sorry for what she has done,the idiots were the people that were harrassing her , they know who they are, so no I wasnt calling her victims idiots , why would I do that, you need to research a bit before you go making false statments
Hobad1
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8:53pm Fri 28 Dec 12
s-pb2 wrote:"but then again what do you expect from this town"...er.....justi
Yet again the population of Bournemouth are there with their pitchforks and burning torches ready to judge when they dont have all the facts and regardless of health or mental conditions but then again what do you expect from this town.
ce ?! Criminals to pay for their crimes ?! Or do you think that because it's Bournemouth the rules of the land do not apply ? Take off your rose tinted spectacles and get real, you muppet.
t.south
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9:00pm Fri 28 Dec 12
t.south
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9:08pm Fri 28 Dec 12
GAHmusic
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4:17pm Sat 29 Dec 12
nosuchluck54
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8:53am Sun 30 Dec 12
GAHmusic wrote:What an idiotic comparison.Her defence was she got into debt,im in debt but i dont rob!
When my Mother was dieing she spent her last few months in this home and I remember Tracey well. Her and all the staff were absolutely wonderfull. I cannot think of something so emotionaly tough and draining as helping a family through a loved ones last days so I'm not surprised she had a breakdown and whilst I'm sure it was upsetting to the victims she didnt traumatise them for life like the New forrest gunman who quite frankly seems to be getting more sympathy. For goodness sakes people I know most of you have never met Tracey but surely you can see the circumstances are not strait forward and she is not your average criminal.
pete woodley
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9:39am Sun 30 Dec 12
nosuchluck54 wrote:What ridiculous comments about being in debt,a lot of people are ,so do they all go out and rob.The thief is a robbing b who gets her daughter and friends to makes excuses for her.How they can lie and still stay in the area makes a lot of people sick.
GAHmusic wrote:What an idiotic comparison.Her defence was she got into debt,im in debt but i dont rob!
When my Mother was dieing she spent her last few months in this home and I remember Tracey well. Her and all the staff were absolutely wonderfull. I cannot think of something so emotionaly tough and draining as helping a family through a loved ones last days so I'm not surprised she had a breakdown and whilst I'm sure it was upsetting to the victims she didnt traumatise them for life like the New forrest gunman who quite frankly seems to be getting more sympathy. For goodness sakes people I know most of you have never met Tracey but surely you can see the circumstances are not strait forward and she is not your average criminal.
t.south
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10:30am Sun 30 Dec 12
t.south
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10:40am Sun 30 Dec 12
GAHmusic
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11:15am Sun 30 Dec 12
nosuchluck54 wrote:And quite frankly your comment is ridiculous, do you really live in such a black and white world I'd love to see that aplied to your life and see how happy that makes you being judged with no concideration for circumstance or intent and punished to the maximum for everything you do, you'd soon change your tune.
GAHmusic wrote:What an idiotic comparison.Her defence was she got into debt,im in debt but i dont rob!
When my Mother was dieing she spent her last few months in this home and I remember Tracey well. Her and all the staff were absolutely wonderfull. I cannot think of something so emotionaly tough and draining as helping a family through a loved ones last days so I'm not surprised she had a breakdown and whilst I'm sure it was upsetting to the victims she didnt traumatise them for life like the New forrest gunman who quite frankly seems to be getting more sympathy. For goodness sakes people I know most of you have never met Tracey but surely you can see the circumstances are not strait forward and she is not your average criminal.
nosuchluck54
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11:57am Sun 30 Dec 12
t.south
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12:24pm Sun 30 Dec 12
nosuchluck54
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12:48pm Sun 30 Dec 12
t.south wrote:Isnt life hard, fancy attending a course and probation.WAKEY WAKEY
She has lost her job , her home, her frinds from work, and she has to attend a course and probation for a year and she has now got a mental illness, she has been punished end of.
t.south
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12:58pm Sun 30 Dec 12
bosco1
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1:28pm Sun 30 Dec 12
stevobath
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2:03pm Sun 30 Dec 12
Goldbar wrote:Lets hope no one close to you ever does do anything wrong then?
she should have been sent to prison - stealing from the elderly is just such a low scumbag thing to do.
I am afraid there is no excuse for this womans actions - if she was related to me I'd disown her not make excuses !!!!
paulthefish
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6:16pm Sun 30 Dec 12
Marcus James wrote:my fiancee worked for colten care for about a year. when her father died they expected her in work the next day. they are a joke of a company and only care about the income from residents. nothing else matters.. more like "colten dont care"
She seems happy enough now.
Looks as though all you need to do to avoid jail is call the Mental Health Team and say you feel ill.
Still amazes me that a company as large as Colten Care that charges over £1200 per week can not have robust systems in place to monitor residents money and even worse that there appears to be one elderly person for whom they cannot even account for the sum of money stolen.
What a joke of the judicial system. This woman is a Registered Nurse in a position of Responsibility and she has abused not only her position but also the very people she was employed to protect and help.
I wonder if the Court would have been so forgiving if it were their relatives that had been the victims of this crime.
nosuchluck54
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6:30pm Sun 30 Dec 12
paulthefish wrote:I assume you are commenting on a different story because that has no relevance to this one
Marcus James wrote:my fiancee worked for colten care for about a year. when her father died they expected her in work the next day. they are a joke of a company and only care about the income from residents. nothing else matters.. more like "colten dont care"
She seems happy enough now.
Looks as though all you need to do to avoid jail is call the Mental Health Team and say you feel ill.
Still amazes me that a company as large as Colten Care that charges over £1200 per week can not have robust systems in place to monitor residents money and even worse that there appears to be one elderly person for whom they cannot even account for the sum of money stolen.
What a joke of the judicial system. This woman is a Registered Nurse in a position of Responsibility and she has abused not only her position but also the very people she was employed to protect and help.
I wonder if the Court would have been so forgiving if it were their relatives that had been the victims of this crime.
downmoor-ch says...
9:10am Mon 24 Dec 12