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Financial advisor on trial for 'embezzling £212k' while managing fortune of Scots widow

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A financial advisor embezzled £212,000 after being trusted with the fortune of an elderly Scots widow as she battled dementia, a court heard.

Gordon Couch, 56, was given power of attorney over the affairs of frail Marjorie Stewart who went into an Edinburgh nursing home.

He was later made executor of her estate after Marjorie died aged 91, leaving a will instructing cash be paid to various charities and relatives.Couch - who was battling personal debt problems - is accused of taking huge sums from the estate while beneficiaries received nothing.

He went on trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after pleading not guilty to a charge of embezzling the money over a six year period.

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