Amy Bassett

Introduction

Amy Bassett is a 33-year-old former care worker from St George’s Road, Keynsham, who was jailed for four years and four months at Bristol Crown Court on November 6, 2026 after admitting dwelling theft and fraud by false representation against elderly women suffering from severe dementia. Bassett targeted “exceptionally vulnerable” elderly women in her care over 2024, stealing both the wedding and engagement rings of one dementia patient in a care home and selling them to a pawnbroker to raise money for Christmas presents, and attempting further frauds against a 100-year-old woman she cared for . Avon and Somerset Police described her offending as a persistent pattern of exploitation of people who depended on her, and the sentencing was reported nationally by the BBC in November 2026 .

Background Information

Bassett was working as a care worker at the time of her offending, which spanned January 2024 to December 2024. Her victims were elderly females suffering from severe dementia who required significant levels of care and support — the very people her job existed to protect . The offences were concentrated in the Bath and Bath and North East Somerset area: a dwelling theft at a property in Bath that had been vacated by a 100-year-old woman Bassett cared for, and a series of thefts and frauds at a care home in a village in the Bath and North East Somerset area .

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Convicted and sentenced. Bassett admitted dwelling theft and fraud by false representation and was sentenced to four years and four months at Bristol Crown Court on November 6, 2026.

At the care home in the Bath and North East Somerset area, Bassett removed the wedding ring and engagement ring of a woman in her late seventies with advanced dementia who requires 24-hour care — without the woman’s consent — and sold both rings to a pawnbroker to raise money for Christmas presents . She also attempted to pay a fraudulent cheque for a significant amount into a bank account, but the transaction was identified and stopped by the bank before any funds were transferred . In addition, Bassett fraudulently opened a credit card account in one victim’s name, with the repayments being taken from the victim’s personal bank account, leading to a substantial financial loss .

Police said the offences were “committed against elderly females suffering from severe dementia who required significant levels of care and support” . PC Samantha Nation, the investigating officer, said Bassett “exploited their age, medical conditions and reliance on others in order to commit fraud and theft for personal financial gain”, and that the offences were made more serious by the abuse of trust involved and the deliberate targeting of individuals who were unable to protect themselves .

Public Reaction and Consequences

Nation called the investigation “lengthy and complex” and said it had uncovered “a persistent pattern of offending against some of the most vulnerable members of our community” . “I hope this conviction sends a clear message that those who seek to exploit vulnerable people, particularly elderly individuals who depend upon others for their care and wellbeing, will be thoroughly investigated and held accountable for their actions,” she said . Bassett’s case was reported by the BBC under a headline capturing the ring theft — a former care worker who stole an elderly woman’s wedding ring and sold it to pay for Christmas presents — fixing the details of the betrayal of care in the public record alongside the 52-month sentence . Her employment in care work ended with the conviction: a care worker convicted of stealing from dementia patients in her care cannot return to that profession .

Current Status

Bassett, 33, is serving a sentence of four years and four months — 52 months — imposed at Bristol Crown Court on November 6, 2026, after she admitted dwelling theft and fraud by false representation. She pleaded guilty rather than standing trial, and no appeal has been reported as of the sentencing coverage .

Impact on Their Career/Life

Bassett’s conviction removes her from care work permanently: the offending was committed in her care-worker role, against the elderly dementia patients entrusted to her, and the court’s 52-month sentence reflects both the thefts and the abuse of the position that enabled them. The pawned rings, the stopped cheque, the fraudulent credit card account and the substantial financial loss to her victims are now documented findings she will carry on any disclosure check for the rest of her working life, and the police statements quoted in coverage frame her as a calculated exploiter of people who could not protect themselves . At 33, she faces more than four years in custody followed by the lasting consequences of convictions for theft and fraud by false representation .

Sources

• BBC News, “Care worker stole wedding ring to buy presents,” November 11, 2026 — source