Overview

• Katherine Hill, 54, and her father Gerald Hill, 94, drained a £50,000 trust set up by Margaret Hill for her granddaughters Gemma and Jessica Thomas within a year of its 2013 creation.
• The fraud was uncovered in 2018 when one of the sisters requested an early withdrawal to help buy a house and discovered the fund was empty.
• In 2024 both were convicted of fraud by abuse of position, with Katherine sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment and Gerald handed a 12-month suspended sentence.
• At a June 2025 Proceeds of Crime hearing at Swansea Crown Court, the judge ordered Katherine to repay £50,000 in three months or face six more months behind bars and Gerald to pay £6,000 or serve three months.
• Gemma and Jessica Thomas say they have endured significant emotional distress and financial hardship after their mother and grandfather betrayed their trust.