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A young carer was in custody in
Milan on Tuesday after being caught red-handed stealing 17,000
euros from a a 93-year-old woman and spending it on cocaine and
slot machines.
Police said the 26-year-old woman withdrew the money
straight from the victims's bank account in 35 separate
transactions over the course of three months.
The elderly woman's son noticed the missing cash as he went
to purchase the carer a ticket to Sardinia using his mother's
bank card, police said.
After pinpointing the ATM machine the suspect tended to
use, police set up a sting and waited for her to strike again,
catching her in the act on Saturday.
A search at the suspect's house turned up a scale and 50
grams of cocaine, enough to charge her with intent to deal.
Police also said they had reason to believe she spent much
of the loot on slot machines.
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