A woman convicted of defrauding an elderly woman out of almost £300,000 while she was employed as a caregiver at a nursing home is to be extradited from Spain
Pamela Gwinnett fled the UK for Tenerife in 2025 in an effort to evade authorities.
Greater Manchester Police worked alongside the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Spanish authorities to locate Gwinnett and begin the process of her return to the UK.
Gwinnett was found guilty of defrauding an elderly woman out of almost £300,000 while she was employed as a caregiver at a nursing home. She fled the UK for Tenerife in 2025 in an effort to evade authorities.
Gwinnett was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison in her absence in October 2025, for a number of offences including fraud by abuse of position and theft. At a subsequent Proceeds of Crime hearing, an order for £300,000 was granted.
Officer in charge of the investigation, PC Georgia Loughton, said: “I am pleased that Pamela Gwinnett will be returned to the UK where she will serve her sentence.
“Pamela knowingly defrauded a vulnerable woman out of almost £300,000, cutting off all contact with her family and controlling every aspect of her life.
“She was trusted by Joan, and she used this position of trust to her own financial gain. Joan was isolated from her family and denied from seeing her grandchildren and their children.
“Sadly, Joan passed away in 2022, however we hope that the return of Pamela to the UK to serve her sentence gives Joan’s family a sense of justice as they look to move on with their lives.”
