A Christchurch couple have admitted to stealing more than $1 million from the woman's mother. Image: GoogleA woman who was given access to her dead father's bank accounts to help take care of day-to-day business has since admitted to stealing more than $1.4 million alongside her husband. Claire Quirke, 43, was given authority to help with her then ailing father's bank accounts and then later after his death in early August, 2016. Her father, Robin Milligan, was a joint director with his wife, Shirley Milligan, of the Milligan's Radio (1972) Ltd business. Quirke, married to 40-year-old Edward Quirke, was tasked to help with making certain payments from her dead father's bank accounts on a day-to-day nature.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 26, 2020 23:15 UTC