Saturday, November 1, 2008

SpyCam Story #487 - Families vs. Carers

UK - A carer has been spared jail despite admitting the 'despicable' theft of cash from the home of a 77-year-old widow with Alzheimer's Disease. Michelle Bradshaw, aged 40, was caught after relatives of the pensioner marked notes in her purse with ultraviolet pen and set up a covert video camera. (more)

FutureWatch – This is the second story like this within two months. Carer steals from patient. Patient's family gets suspicious and installs hidden camera. Carer gets nailed. We see fewer bad nanny stories these days. Maybe spycams have them scared straight. Let's hope professional care givers get the message as well.