Nurse stole €30,000 in cheques from a dying cancer patient

A nurse who stole more than €30,000 in cheques from a dying patient she was caring for has escaped with a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Nurse stole €30,000 in cheques from a dying cancer patient
Thu, 25 Mar, 2010 - 19:35

A nurse who stole more than €30,000 in cheques from a dying patient she was caring for has escaped with a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Doreen Appleby (aged 59) worked as a night nurse with the Irish Cancer Society and was caring for Ms Bernadette Monaghan hours before she passed away.

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