Ashton Guramatunhu, 46, from Dudley in the West Midlands, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court where he was sentenced to three years and four months for fraud by false representation after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing.

The court heard how in late 2014, Guramatunhu registered with a nursing agency in Warrington after stealing the identity of a genuine nurse, Mr Christmas Musaruwa, who had no idea of the theft.

Between 1 January 2015 and 5 April 2019, he went on to work at six nursing homes in the northeast ran by healthcare provider, Cygnet Health Care. Guramatunhu worked 80 shifts at one care home in Northumberland where he was praised for his skills, according to the Liverpool Echo.