I imagine Christmas dinner is cancelled this year for this extended family

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c780r74m9m2o

Mum must repay £50,000 she stole from daughters

The £50,000 inheritance was left to Gemma and Jessica Thomas by their grandmother Margaret Hill in a trust for their 25th birthdays. ... Within 12 month, most of the £50,000 had been withdrawn by the fraudsters, but their crime was only uncovered in 2018 when one of her daughters asked for her money early so she could buy a house with her boyfriend.

How did she think she was going to get away with it?

Awful..imagine stealing off your own kids. Makes me wonder what their home life must have been like if they grew up with her.

Unfortunately this sort of thing happens much more than you'd expect.

Yes, I expect the unusual thing here is that they were prosecuted.

I know of at least two cases personally similar to this (less money) but in both cases the child was not willing to prosecute the parent. Good on these pair.