Overview

• Lyndsey Amos stole a total of £38,251.93 from her father’s accounts after being granted power of attorney in 2016 following his dementia diagnosis.
• Argyle care home in Buxton ceased receiving its £3,300 monthly fee in October 2022, leading Derbyshire County Council to alert police in January 2023.
• Financial analysis uncovered £18,516.26 in cash withdrawals alongside transfers into Amos’s personal accounts and spending on holidays, gifts abroad and beauty treatments.
• Nottingham Crown Court accepted Amos’s guilty plea to fraud and handed her an 18-month prison sentence suspended for two years with no immediate custody.
• She must complete 15 rehabilitation sessions and attend a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing later this year to determine the recovery of stolen assets.