Nurse stole £750k from 99-year-old woman for cosmetic surgery and home improvements

Image source, Facebook Image caption, Rebecca Louise Burwood saw the victim "as her nana" but stole for her own personal and financial gain

A nurse who stole £750,000 from a vulnerable 99-year-old and spent the money on cosmetic surgery and home improvements has been struck off.

Rebecca Louise Burwood exploited the resident who was living at Bryn Yr Haul Care Home in Mold, Flintshire, where she was deputy manager, for her own personal and financial gain.

She coerced the pensioner from 2017 to 2023 and also bought a car and campervan with the stolen money, as well as obtaining ownership of the woman's home.

A Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) hearing found Burwood's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct and imposed a striking-off order, meaning she will be removed from the nursing register.