Daughter stole disabled mother’s savings to buy ‘basics’ including an iPad before faking a burglary to cover her ‘betrayal’

A daughter who stole her disabled mother’s savings to buy ‘basics’ for her new home, including an iPad and a washing machine, has been jailed.  Kerry Blenkinsopp, 34, stole a total of £2,600 from her mother Rosina, who was saving the money for adaptations to her home, which  she needed after suffering a stroke and being confined to a wheelchair.  When the devious daughter was rumbled, she said she spent the money on ‘basics’ for her new home – a £200 iPad, cooker, washing machine and a car.  Teesside Crown Court yesterday heard Blenkinsopp stole from a safe under a bed and helped herself to £800 because she wanted to move out and furnish her home.

Help An Injured Soldier’s Son

We just came across an email from KartForce, an organisation that provides injured troops with adrenalin packed experiences through karting. They also aim to raise funds to support injured British service personnel and the newsletter we have just received had another request to help one of their soldier’s sons who has been diagnosed with Autism, simply by sending in your old mobile phones to enable them to get an iPad to help with his communication.

The email reads: 

New Opportunities for People with Disabilities and Mobile Devices

The market for telecommunication devices is a reaching full saturation point with limited markets still open to opportunities. A study by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and The Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict) disclosed that there is a great interest in the untapped market of disabled mobile users. The hope is this will drive more companies to start creating devices and applications especially designed for people with disabilities.