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Fake nurse, 46, who fraudulently pocketed more than £170,000 jailed
- Guramatunhu, 46, was jailed for 40 months after pleading guilty to fraud by false representation.
- He posed as a registered nurse to work at six nursing homes since 2015.
- The offence involved using a real nurse's identity to gain employment.
- The fraud amount exceeded £170,000 and prompted police involvement.
- The Nursing and Midwifery Council alerted authorities about an incident connected to the real nurse.
- The case was passed from police to Cheshire Police in 2020 after discovery of the fraud.
- Detective praised the action, saying Guramatunhu should not have worked as a nurse.
- The sentence serves as a warning to others about similar frauds in care settings.
- The case was reported by Sky News and reflects UK police investigations into care-home fraud.
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