Stealing from an elderly person in the offender's care as a carer presents a position of great vulnerability, the abuse of which involves a gross breach of trust, and is a significant aggravating factor that distinguishes such offending from other stealing as a servant cases. A total effective sentence of 2 years' imprisonment for $35,000 stolen over nine months in such circumstances was not manifestly excessive.
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