Nurse struck off after stealing £770k from vulnerable pensioner

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 23:20 · Archive

A nurse has been banned from practising after stealing £770,000 from a 99-year-old woman in her care.

Rebecca Burwood, a deputy manager at Bryn Yr Haul Care Home in Mold, north Wales, has been banned from nursing after a Nursing and Midwifery Council tribunal found her guilty of exploiting a 99-year-old woman between 2017 and 2023.

Burwood targeted the pensioner after she became isolated and vulnerable following a fall. She persuaded the woman to transfer ownership of her £400,000 home into Burwood's name and obtained lasting power of attorney for property and financial affairs. Over five years, more than £370,000 left the woman's bank account, including approximately £160,000 in large cash withdrawals from ATMs.

The tribunal heard Burwood used manipulation and coercion to acquire funds. She convinced the pensioner to pay £20,000 for a car and £9,000 for a campervan, falsely claiming the vehicles would be used for day trips together. The stolen money was spent on home extensions, utility bills, council tax, cosmetic surgery and other personal expenses. Burwood had registered as a nurse in 2002.

How it is being reported

• Nurse took £770k from vulnerable 99-year-old and splashed cash on home improvements and campervanA nurse looking after a 99-year-old woman, who had no family, transferred ownership of the pensioner's house to herself and took hundreds of thousands of poundsThe Mirror · 16 Oct, 23:05
• Vile UK nurse struck off after stealing £770k from pensioner, 99, for plastic surgeryThe disgraced care home boss spent the vulnerable victim's £770k savings on home extensions, luxury vehicles and cosmetic procedures.Daily Express · 15 Oct, 21:44

In this story: Rebecca Burwood · Bryn Yr Haul Care Home · Nursing and Midwifery Council · Mold · Wales

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