By Tim Stickings For Mailonline
Published: 17:49 BST, 3 April 2019 | Updated: 15:26 BST, 4 April 2019
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Diana Turner (pictured in a police photo), stole nearly £1million from vulnerable people she was supposed to be looking after and has been jailed for seven years
A carer who stole nearly £1million from vulnerable people she was supposed to be looking after has been jailed for seven years.
Diana Turner, 53, defrauded residents with mental health problems and learning difficulties by using their bank cards to transfer money to herself.
She spent some of the takings on a Range Rover Evoque with a personalised numberplate - DI4NA T - and also bought an Audi A3 for her son.
Jurors in Sheffield also heard how she purchased five houses to rent out, including two in Dubai, and went on luxury holidays in Italy and New York.
She was found guilty after a three-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court where a judge told her she had 'abused her position of trust' as a manager at Glastonbury Guest House in the city.
Judge Graham Reeds QC described Turner as a 'greedy' and 'arrogant' woman as he sentenced her for seven years on two counts of fraud.
He said: 'What you did can only be explained by greed.
You took as much money from them as you could for as long as you could, I'm sure this was arrogance on your part. You decided they didn't need the money so you took it.'
'You had power and trust. It's clear from the evidence you had considerable charm with the residents. Each victim was vulnerable financially.
