A SOCIAL worker has been jailed after admitting defrauding pensioners of just under £40,000 in total - people she was supposed to be taking care of.

Assistant social worker Siobhan Baker, 29, was convicted on November 1 after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud by abuse of position. She has been sentenced to a total of two years and four months’ imprisonment.

Baker was an allocated social worker for two male pensioners in Slough in their eighties - and visited them in their respective homes, between May 2015 and February 2016. But during this time she took their bank cards and withdrew large amounts of cash. One of the men lost around £31,000 and the second lost around £7,000.

The fraud was exposed when one of the victims looked at his bank statement and noticed that two large amounts of cash had been withdrawn. Baker, of The Avenue, Wraysbury, was charged with the offences on July 24 this year.

Investigating officer Det Con Natasha Gidda, based at Slough police station, said: “This was a lengthy investigation whereby the police were able to give both victims the closure they needed.

“If anyone feels that someone in a position of trust is abusing them in any way then I would urge you to call police. "Everyone has a voice and we will look in to your concerns no matter how big or small you think they may be.”