Crook who won £1million on Ant & Dec TV show stole from nurse while she was working night shift on intensive care unit

A CREEP who won £1million connected an Ant and Dec gameshow stole from a caregiver portion she was moving connected the intensive attraction unit.

Nathan Hageman took Samita Gurung's handbag from her locker astatine the Royal Berkshire Hospital successful Reading.

He past met 2 accomplices and utilized her keys to bargain her Ford Echo Sport from the infirmary car park.

The 44-year-old, who scooped the prize connected ITV amusement Red and Black successful 2011, was fixed a 12 week prison condemnation aft helium admitted taking a conveyance without the owner's support and theft.

But Hageman has walked escaped arsenic helium has already spent the past six months successful custody pursuing his arrest.

It is the 3rd clip helium has been locked up aft helium was jailed successful 2014 for stalking a pistillate and successful 2006 for attacking his ex.

Reading Crown Court was told Samita was moving a nighttime displacement connected April 22 erstwhile she was targeted by Hageman.

The thief sneaked into the unit locker country country of the intensive attraction country earlier making disconnected with the container and car.

In a unfortunate interaction statement, Samita spoke retired the "nightmare" of discovering her belongings were missing.

She added: "As a caregiver moving successful the NHS we lone get truthful overmuch to marque ends meet. I couldn't spend to wage each my bills that month.

"After moving hard arsenic a caregiver successful the ICU I bash get bushed and each I needed that nighttime was to spell backmost home, shower, person nutrient and get into a lukewarm bed.

"I was besides looking guardant to the relaxing day week up of maine aft months of hard enactment - but it each got ruined."

Police launched an investigation and saw Hageman connected CCTV entering the infirmary astatine astir 10pm.

After entering the locker country area, helium past exited the infirmary and met his co-accused successful the car park.

Hageman was arrested successful Amersham, Buckinghamshire, the pursuing time but claimed helium simply recovered the container and took it with him.

He was sentenced alongside Justin Clift, who was handed 16 weeks successful jailhouse but was besides released.

Mr Recorder Broe said: "Your unfortunate was a caregiver performing a captious nationalist service.

"She should beryllium capable to consciousness harmless erstwhile doing so. I uncertainty that you gave her a thought. It is wide that you person nary respect for the law."

Hageman was jailed for 5 years successful 2006 - conscionable 5 years earlier helium won the amusement - for attacking his ex-partner.

He was banged up again for 5 years successful 2014 aft bombarding a pistillate with 400 threatening substance messages wrong conscionable 48 hours.

The bricklayer turned to a beingness of crime aft squandering his winnings connected luxury cars and holidays.