hayley adams , 29 , of barnstaple , devon , was seen sneaking into william tanner 's bedroom and taking cash from his coat , after a cctv device was put in the room by his daughter angela wrenn .
ms wrenn , 56 , had earlier expressed concern that his money kept going missing .
while adams admitted to taking about £ 65 , north devon magistrates ' court was told that the amount stolen in one year was closer to thousands of pounds .