A VULNERABLE blind man has told the Telegraph that a carer stole money from him whilst attending to his needs at his Greenock home.

Greenock Telegraph:

John McCrae, of Armadale Court, alerted police after discovering that £130 was missing from his wallet.

Distressed Mr McCrae, 62, relies on a home care service with support workers coming in four times a day to his flat in the sheltered housing complex.

He said: "I feel like I have been violated in my own home.

"I have to put my trust completely in the carers who come in and out of my house.

"I have no sight whatsoever."

"But they do change a lot."

Mr McCrae added: "This carer had been in a few times. It was the 5pm visit and he went to leave, but I heard him coming back in and I could sense him there.

"He said he had dropped his keys.

"Then he left and I put my hand in my wallet later to pay for a pizza, and there was no money there

"I have been met with silence, I don't know what action has been taken."

Mr McCrae, who lives on his own, said the incident happened in May.

He added: "I have had no official word but I am concerned that if I don't speak up it might happen to someone else.

"I don't want any more victims."

He moved back to Greenock last year after living in the Royal National College for the Blind residential acommodation in Hereford for a time.

Mr McCrae went blind after he was diagnosed with rare eye disease retinitis pigmentosa at the age of 28.

He said: "I am pretty much housebound, I do get out sometimes and I am a big Morton fan."

"The council came out to see me and told me to keep my valuables in a safe. I now have a safe."

Police have confirmed that the incident remains under investigation.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report relating to a theft from a property at Armadale Court in Greenock around 6.45pm on Friday, 26 May.

"Enquiries remain ongoing.”

Inverclyde HSCP said that the welfare of those in their care is of the upmost important.

An HSCP spokesperson said: “We couldn’t comment on a live police matter or anything that may potentially jeopardise an investigation.

“However, in general terms, the safety and welfare of our service users is our number one priority and we do not tolerate any form of inappropriate behaviour and anything that we do become aware of or that is reported to us would be dealt with accordingly through our own procedures and referred to the relevant authorities.”