Overview

• Pamela Gwinnett, 62, was convicted in absentia at Preston Crown Court for defrauding Joan Green of £296,173.68.
• She obtained Lasting Power of Attorney in 2019, isolated the 89-year-old by changing the phone number and padlocking gates, and directed carers to block family visits.
• After the family revoked the power in March 2022, she opened a joint account to keep accessing funds, which police say bankrolled a £22,500 vehicle, mortgage payments and cosmetic treatments.
• Gwinnett flew to Tenerife within hours of a refused bail-variation request in April 2025 and failed to return for trial; a UK arrest warrant is active.
• A proceeds-of-crime hearing is listed for 23 January 2026, with the judge requesting a CPS update on work with Spanish authorities and the family reporting unresolved probate and unmarked graves.