Lisa Owen, 38, has been jailed
A 'long-standing' drug addict fleeced almost £3,000 from a vulnerable woman with vascular dementia she befriended and offered to help, a court heard.
But the court heard the relationship was noticed by a member of staff working for a support scheme at the complex where the victim lived. Mr MacGregor said the staff member noticed her 'finances didn't add up' and knew she had been 'financially exploited' previously. Owen was arrested and bailed with a condition not to go to the victim's home. But the court heard she returned a number of times and on August 18, stole £35 from the victim's coat inside her flat, pushing her to the ground as she left.
"I thought Lisa Owen was my friend and helping me out. It upsets me that this is the second time this has happened to me now where people have taken money from me. I have moved house before because of this and I don't want to move again. It just puts me off wanting to meet people and I can't trust people anymore."
The court heard she acted as a 'conduit' between a drug dealer and the undercover officers for deals of heroin and crack cocaine. Mr MacGregor said: "She acted as a go-between. Over time, Lisa Owen became more closely connected. She became a part of this drugs line.
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