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| Medic jailed for theft from body | Medic jailed for theft from body |
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| A former paramedic from Derbyshire has been jailed after stealing bank cards and a Pin number from a dead patient. | A former paramedic from Derbyshire has been jailed after stealing bank cards and a Pin number from a dead patient. |
| David Wright, 50, stole the items from the body of David Denbow, 66, when he was called to treat him in June 2005. | David Wright, 50, stole the items from the body of David Denbow, 66, when he was called to treat him in June 2005. |
| Within two hours the 50-year-old of Dale Street, Ilkeston, had withdrawn £500 from Mr Denbow's NatWest accounts. | Within two hours the 50-year-old of Dale Street, Ilkeston, had withdrawn £500 from Mr Denbow's NatWest accounts. |
| The father-of-three, who admitted three theft charges and one of attempted theft, was jailed for 12 months when he appeared before Derby Crown Court. | The father-of-three, who admitted three theft charges and one of attempted theft, was jailed for 12 months when he appeared before Derby Crown Court. |
| Wright was first on the scene when one of Mr Denbow's friends found his body and rang emergency services. | Wright was first on the scene when one of Mr Denbow's friends found his body and rang emergency services. |
| He was caught when the dead man's family started sorting out his financial affairs and bank staff told them cash had been withdrawn two hours after he died. | He was caught when the dead man's family started sorting out his financial affairs and bank staff told them cash had been withdrawn two hours after he died. |
| Essentially you stole from a dead person - a fact that rightly generates a considerable amount of revulsion Judge Abbas Mithani | |
| Subsequent CCTV footage revealed Wright still in his paramedic's uniform at the cash machine withdrawing the money. | Subsequent CCTV footage revealed Wright still in his paramedic's uniform at the cash machine withdrawing the money. |
| It later emerged he had also stolen £40 on a call-out to a 76-year-old man's home in Chaddesden in January 2005. | It later emerged he had also stolen £40 on a call-out to a 76-year-old man's home in Chaddesden in January 2005. |
| On Wednesday, Wright was jailed for nine months for that theft to run concurrently with his prison sentence for thefts from Mr Denbow. | On Wednesday, Wright was jailed for nine months for that theft to run concurrently with his prison sentence for thefts from Mr Denbow. |
| Wright, a paramedic for 24 years, had left the East Midlands Ambulance Service as soon as he was charged with the offences. | Wright, a paramedic for 24 years, had left the East Midlands Ambulance Service as soon as he was charged with the offences. |
| In mitigation, Catherine McKeever, defending, said: "David Wright cannot take these despicable actions back. He himself would describe them as despicable. He's disgusted with what he has done." | In mitigation, Catherine McKeever, defending, said: "David Wright cannot take these despicable actions back. He himself would describe them as despicable. He's disgusted with what he has done." |
| There was no justification for committing this inexcusable crime Nicholas Denbow, victim's son | |
| Sentencing him, Judge Abbas Mithani said: "Members of the public are entitled, at the very least, to expect the emergency services will be honest and reliable. | Sentencing him, Judge Abbas Mithani said: "Members of the public are entitled, at the very least, to expect the emergency services will be honest and reliable. |
| "Any abuse of that position of trust simply cannot be tolerated. It's an essential part of the ambulance service that they display the utmost honesty and integrity. | "Any abuse of that position of trust simply cannot be tolerated. It's an essential part of the ambulance service that they display the utmost honesty and integrity. |
| "Essentially you stole from a dead person - a fact that rightly generates a considerable amount of revulsion among ordinary, decent people." | "Essentially you stole from a dead person - a fact that rightly generates a considerable amount of revulsion among ordinary, decent people." |
| In a statement Mr Denbow's son Nicholas said: "There was no justification for committing this inexcusable crime. | In a statement Mr Denbow's son Nicholas said: "There was no justification for committing this inexcusable crime. |
| "My father, who was a decent and honourable man, deserved to be treated with more respect by a person in such a position of trust." | "My father, who was a decent and honourable man, deserved to be treated with more respect by a person in such a position of trust." |