A woman is jailed after being convicted of scamming £300,000 from a vulnerable pensioner who has dementia. According to reports from Scotland and Ireland, Pamela Gwinnett appointed herself as Power of Attorney over a retired accountant. Prosecutors say she then used that legal authority to take the individual’s money. The allegations include that the stolen funds were used for personal spending, with one outlet describing purchases such as Botox services and expensive meals. Both sources describe the victim as an older person who lacked full capacity due to dementia, making them especially vulnerable to financial abuse. The cases reported that the defendant exploited her position to control access to the pensioner’s finances and divert funds for her own benefit. The reports concur on the central elements: the Power of Attorney arrangement, the amount taken (£300,000), the victim’s dementia, and the resulting jail sentence for Gwinnett.