Care home manager forged birth records to steal £300,000 from 82-year-old When Jeffs of, Newhall, Derbys, was asked to give a sample of her writing, an expert believed she tried to disguise it. The second time she was asked she refused, said Mr Wigoder. He said Jeffs had claimed Mr Mansfield was her "long-lost father" and when she was questioned by police she wrote "a devious letter" to the dead man's cousin, Terry, claiming a DNA test had proved 99 per cent her claim was true. Mr Wigoder said Jeffs even went to Queen's Hospital in Burton-on-Trent, Staffs and was given access to her medical records. Mr Wigoder added: "Rather unfortunately for a short period she was left alone with her records. She seized the opportunity to make false entries, putting Mr Mansfield down as her father. Overseal Residential Home is a family run home which cares for 30 elderly people. It has won awards for its standards of care and catering.Jeffs denies eight charges of fraud and two if theft involving cash belong to two elderly residents. The court heard more than £73,000 was taken from the account of 90-year-old resident Eileen Bull, some of which went towards the mortgage on her home. On August 17, 2007, Bull allegedly authorised a payment of £31,000 into her account. She also allegedly stole £42,710 from Mrs Bull between November 2006 and November 2008.Four defendants including Jeffs also deny converting criminal property between December 2008 and July 2009, relating to the transfer of a car. The co-accused are Jeffs" daughter Rachael, 31, Michael Holdcroft, 22, and Susan Ashby, 64.The trial continues and is expected to last for three weeks.