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A heartless carer left a disabled pensioner in debt and suffering a suspected mini-stroke when she used his debit card to splurge on clothes, food and music. Christina Bloomfield spent more than £8,000 with the likes of women’s clothing company Simply Be, as well as Just Eat and iTunes while looking after the man, who was in his 70s and lived alone. The extent of her deceit only came to light after the victim received a letter from debt collectors informing him of an outstanding payment with the fashion chain. He later told police that he “never believed” Bloomfield would take advantage of him…

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