Trial postponed

Care home assistant stole almost 4000 euros from residents

A caregiver had to answer for her actions at the Linz Regional Court (symbolic image)

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In countless thefts, a 23-year-old care assistant is said to have stolen a total of almost 4000 euros from her charges in a retirement and nursing home in Linz. She even used a key to open locked stores and cupboards. The trial was adjourned because more witnesses are to be heard.

The nightmare of many nursing home residents became a sad reality for some senior citizens in Linz last year. A 23-year-old care worker is accused of having deprived her charges of at least 3785 euros in countless thefts between February and November of the previous year.

Also had keys
The accused is said to have stolen cash not only from unlocked cupboards and drawers in the rooms of the residents of the Linz home, but also from rollator compartments. The woman also used an illegally obtained key to open locked drawers in the rooms in order to steal money from the residents.

Up to five years in prison
If convicted, the young caregiver faces six months to five years in prison. There was no verdict in the trial at the Linz Provincial Court on Friday - it was adjourned because further witnesses are to be heard.