When 85-year-old Rita Barnsley moved into a care home in Dudley she had no immediate family and that vulnerability was ruthlessly exploited by the home’s manager Jamiel Slaney Summers, along with its then-owners Graham and Lyn Walker, who conspired to forge Rita’s will so they would inherit most of her £175,000 estate.
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But shockingly, when alarm was raised, the police said they didn’t need to get involved.
The three have now been convicted of fraud after an prosecution by the local council which says financial abuse by carers needs to be taken more seriously.
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