Ireland Carer jailed for stealing over €45,000 from woman with dementia
Catherine Gregg (46), of Belgooly, Co Cork, a carer hired through a company by the adult children of a couple, stole more than €45,000 from a woman with dementia between September 2018 and January 2022. Gregg made full admissions when arrested and questioned, and pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court earlier in 2023 to 17 sample counts of stealing money. She was sentenced in November 2023 to 2½ years in prison, a three-year sentence with the last six months suspended. The latest development is that the suspended part was deferred to January 4th.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced16 Nov
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Catherine Gregg, a carer aged 46, stole more than €45,000 from a woman with dementia.
- Where
- Gregg, of Belgooly, Co Cork, had access to the couple's finances through a Bank of Ireland debit card.
- The thefts involved an Ulster Bank account in the woman's name.
- When
- The thefts took place between September 2018 and January 2022.
- Cause
- The couple's adult children, who live abroad, hired Gregg through a company to look after their parents after the father broke his leg and the mother's dementia worsened.
- Investigation
- Gregg made full admissions when she was arrested and questioned about the thefts.
- Gardaí found 103 payments on the account, including €28,000 paid in 15 electronic funds transfers to Gregg's bank account.
- Other details
- The court heard that Gregg left just 80 cent in the account.
- Gregg had previous convictions for theft from the early 2000s.
- Charges
- Gregg pleaded guilty earlier in 2023 at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to 17 sample counts of stealing money.
- In court
- Judge Colin Daly described the case as an enormous breach of trust, which one report gives as a huge breach of trust.
- Sentence
- Gregg was jailed for 2½ years, being a three-year sentence with the last six months suspended.
- The suspended part of the sentence was deferred to January 4th.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe total loss to the family was more than €45,000. (irishtimes.com)
- whereGregg had access to the couple's finances through a Bank of Ireland debit card. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe thefts involved an Ulster Bank account in the woman's name. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe thefts took place between September 2018 and January 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- causeGregg was hired through a company by the couple's adult children to look after their parents. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGregg made full admissions when she was arrested and questioned about the thefts. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí found 103 payments on the account, including €28,000 paid in 15 electronic funds transfers to Gregg's bank account. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeGregg pleaded guilty to 17 sample counts of stealing money. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceGregg was jailed for 2½ years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceJudge Daly imposed a three-year sentence with the last six months suspended. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe court heard that Gregg left just 80 cent in the account. (irishtimes.com)
- otherGregg had previous convictions for theft from the early 2000s. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge described the case as an enormous breach of trust. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 16 Nov2023Carer (46) jailed for stealing over €45,000 from woman with dementia
Reports the sentencing of Catherine Gregg: a three-year sentence with the last six months suspended, deferred to January 4th. It gives the thefts' date range (September 2018 to January 2022) and the total loss of more than €45,000.
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