A woman who took £127,500 from her dementia-stricken mother’s estate as compensation for caring for her has said she was made to feel like a ‘terrible criminal’.
Bern Rogers, 71, was reported to police for theft and fraud after she withdrew the payment against the wishes of her five siblings.
Ms Rogers insisted she had looked after her dying mother Sheila Wills ’24 hours a day’ for two-and-a-half years – and that Mrs Wills had agreed she should be paid for her efforts.
When Mrs Wills died in April 2020, Ms Rogers took an initial payment of £100,000 from her estate.
However, the money
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