A nurse at a mental hospital was sentenced to six years in prison for stealing 3.5 million rubles worth of patients' pensions.
The Volgograd District Court announced the verdict of a former nurse at a psychiatric hospital in the region, who was found guilty of fraud.
In 2011, the accused hosted a patient who was released from the hospital in her summer kitchen. He gave her part of his monthly pension for housing. In the spring of 2012, the man disappeared and left his documents with her. Seizing the moment, the nurse withdrew 580 thousand rubles from his bank account and spent the money at her discretion.
Later, the defendant offered housing to three other former patients of the hospital, who, after their deaths, continued to receive their allowances for a long period of time. The total damage exceeded 3.5 million rubles. The court sentenced the former medical worker to 6 years in a general regime colony.