Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePamela Gwinnett being arrested at Manchester Airport after her extradition from Spain (PA)Pamela Gwinnett, 63, has been handed an additional two months in prison for breaching her bail after spending 16 months on the run in Tenerife. Gwinnett fled to Spain in April 2025, hours after her application to vary bail terms was refused, and was apprehended in July before being extradited. She was previously convicted in her absence last October and sentenced to six years for theft and fraud, having conned vulnerable 89-year-old Joan Green out of approximately £300,000. Gwinnett systematically plundered Mrs Green's life savings, controlling her finances and isolating her, using the money to fund an extravagant lifestyle. Judge Michael Maher dismissed Gwinnett's apology, stating she treated the court process and Mrs Green with "utter contempt," and she has been ordered to repay the stolen funds. In fullFraudster who stole £300k from pensioner before fleeing to Tenerife finally jailedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Woman who took £300k life savings from pensioner before going on the run jailed
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePamela Gwinnett being arrested at Manchester Airport after her extradition from Spain (PA)Pamela Gwinnett, 63, has been handed an additional two months in prison for breaching her bail after spending 16 months on the run in Tenerife. Gwinnett fled to Spain in April 2025, hours after her application to vary bail terms was refused, and was apprehended in July before being extradited. She was previously convicted in her absence last October and sentenced to six years for theft and fraud, having conned vulnerable 89-year-old Joan Green out of approximately £300,000. Gwinnett systematically plundered Mrs Green's life savings, controlling her finances and isolating her, using the money to fund an extravagant lifestyle. Judge Michael Maher dismissed Gwinnett's apology, stating she treated the court process and Mrs Green with "utter contempt," and she has been ordered to repay the stolen funds. In fullFraudster who stole £300k from pensioner before fleeing to Tenerife finally jailedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
