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Greedy cleaner forged cheques from disabled gran and deposited THOUSANDS into her bank account

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A former horse riding instructor stole £8,400 from a frail gran in a cheque scam while working as her cleaner. Michaela Reeves, 31, from Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, stole four cheques from her after finding her bank book in a box by her bed - then deposited them into her own account.

A judge said it was 'difficult, if not impossible, to imagine a more serious breach of trust for a vulnerable old lady in her own home'.

Bolton Crown Court heard she claimed an unnamed man had stolen cheques from the home in Oldham of disabled Olive Watmough during a burglary.

Reeves, a former equestrian centre manager from Wilshaw Grove, Ashton, denied theft and four counts of fraud. But a jury found Reeves guilty after a trial - and she broke down in tears as a judge handed down a suspended prison sentence.

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