A registered midwife who secretly stole pain medication from a hospital ward to self-medicate a wrist injury immediately told investigators "I am guilty" when confronted about the missing drugs.
The midwife used her position to fraudulently access up to 112 capsules of amitriptyline hydrochloride from automated dispensing machines over a four-month period.
She logged the medication against the names of four patients who had never been prescribed it, creating false entries in the controlled drug registry to hide her actions.
Amitriptyline is a pain-relief medication that is not commonly used for postpartum women. Staff at the hospital first noticed a drug discrepancy in January 2024, but when a manager initially questioned the midwife, she denied taking anything.
During a formal preliminary investigation meeting three weeks later, she made an immediate confession.
