Gambling issues reportedly drove Barry Patrick Ryan to steal almost $1500 from three people while in a “position of trust” as a care worker at Community Aged Care. The 59-year-old faced Warwick Magistrates Court today, pleading guilty to three counts of stealing. Magistrate Bevan Manthey said the total amount of money taken was $1486, which reportedly belonged to three people with disabilities who required care. “I accept that he has pleaded guilty early and has cooperated,” Mr Manthey said. Ryan has served twelve months imprisonment with an immediate parole release date on Friday July 28. No restitution was ordered as Ryan had returned the full amount of money prior to being charged.
