A mother-of-two who stole over £200,000 from a prestigious Liverpool law firm in a desperate attempt to fund her husband's drug addiction wept in the dock as she was jailed this week.
Rachel Wilson, 43, betrayed the trust of her long-time employers during a four-year fraud campaign and was only caught out when she took a holiday and a colleague uncovered her lies.
The disgraced head cashier, who had worked at Liverpool Legal Services Ltd (formerly Rex Makin and Co) for 16 years, wiped away tears as she was sentenced to two years and two months in prison on Wednesday at Liverpool Crown Court.
Wearing a black hoodie over a floral dress, glasses perched on her nose and her long blonde hair draped over her shoulders, Wilson cried out 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry' to her family in the public gallery as she was led away.
Her father blew her a kiss in return, while her son reassured her with the words: 'Don't be sorry. Love you mum.'
