Young mum who stole €27k in life savings from 82-year-old woman is jailed

Alicia Shaw, now 24, befriended elderly Brid Murphy and went for shopping for her. However, when she got hold of her bank card and pin number she went on a theft splurge that lasted weeks.

Young mum who stole €27k in life savings from 82-year-old woman is jailed
Fri, 26 Jul, 2019 - 16:40
Stephen Maguire

A young mother of three who took a pensioner's bank card before stealing her life savings of almost €27,000 has been jailed for 18 months.

Alicia Shaw, now 24, befriended elderly Brid Murphy and went for shopping for her.

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