Assistant’s ‘fraud’ on baronet

A financial assistant to an infirm baronet used his bank card to help herself to £25,490, a court heard. Cheryl Gibson, 53, was employed by Sir Adrian Blennerhassett, the 7th baronet of Blennerville, in the county of Kerry, to help run the books of his catering company. She was given responsibility of Sir Adrian’s bank card but instead of getting cash for him, she was stealing thousands from under the peer’s nose, it is claimed. Prosecutor Philip Lemoine said: ‘It…