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Callous thief caught on camera stealing cash from deaf 92-year-old neighbour
This is the moment a ‘despicable’ thief was caught on camera stealing cash from her 92-year-old deaf neighbour.
Burglar Gillian Carlton King rifled through Hazel Bywater’s belongings in her flat in Bridlington, East Yorks, and stole a box containing £185 from the frail pensioner’s kitchen.
Former carer Carlton King, 57, was caught when Hazel’s son, Roy Porter, suspected money was missing and set up CCTV in her flat.
Two motion-sensitive cameras were installed in the flat two weeks before capturing Carlton King in the act and son Roy handed the footage over to the police.
The ‘heartless’ thief would occasionally run errands for Mrs Bywater and other residents in the block of flats, but was caught rifling through cupboards and stealing cash from handbags.
Mr Porter, 67, said: 'She was directly in the camera line, but she knew exactly where she was going.'
Carlton King – who is a resident in the same block of flats – was charged with burglary. The former carer is currently serving nine months in prison after being sentenced at Hull Crown Court.
Mr Porter said when he heard the judge’s verdict he was 'highly delighted' and described Carlton King as 'calculated' and 'heartless'.
There had been a spate of thefts at the sheltered housing but it was when Hazel’ s #80 pension went missing that Roy and his partner Cherril acted.
Cherril, 63, said: 'We had to catch the thief.
'Stealing is bad enough, but stealing from vulnerable people and the fact that she gained her trust it is a horrible thing to do.'
Roy now visits his mother up to twice a day due to the stress she suffered during the ordeal.
The locks were changed on Hazel’s flat the day after the theft was filmed and she is now taking anti-depressants due to the stress.
Cherril said: 'It is not the amount of money it is the anxiety that goes with it. She is not 100 per cent confident, she is a nervous person.
'I’m just pleased that we were there and she has got a family that care about her and were able to catch the thief.'
Detective Inspector Joanne Roe, of the Serious Acquisitive Crime Team, said: 'This offender’s actions have been despicable. She has preyed on residents at this sheltered accommodation, targeting the elderly and vulnerable.
'Her actions were cold and calculated towards the residents who have found the whole incident very distressing.
'I praise the family for their quick actions in having CCTV fitted to their mother’s room, this has caught the offender in the act.'
