Carer stole €2,600 from his wheelchair-bound neighbour, aged 79

A 79-year-old housebound man who is confined to a wheelchair had his Visa card used without his knowledge by a neighbour who was ostensibly acting in a caring capacity.

Carer stole €2,600 from his wheelchair-bound neighbour, aged 79

That was how Det Garda Noel Maxwell described the background to the seven theft charges committed by Gerard Higgins, aged 50, of Henry St, Cork.

The total amount of money stolen by Higgins from John Buckley was €2,600.

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