Published: September 12, 2018
Those vulnerable to financial elder abuse are often let down by the legal system and people they should be able to trust most
When Anne* discovered that her older brother had spirited their elderly mother away, it was the dramatic climax of months of financial elder abuse that ended only with her mother’s death.
Talking about it on the phone from her home, she describes how her brother falsely claimed a carer’s allowance and other benefits before she became aware of the extent of the problem.
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