A daughter who used her mother’s bank card without permission has admitted two counts of theft.

Lianne McKee used the card for transactions worth £120 after taking it from her mother’s bag.

She will be sentenced on October 13 after a probation report has been completed.

Prosecuting advocate Rebecca Cubbon told the court that the matter was reported to police by McKee’s mother.

She said there had been two unauthorised transactions on the card, for £50 and £70.

The 41-year-old was said to have been at her mother’s house and taken the debit card from her handbag.

The woman checked her bank statement and found there had been a £50 withdrawal at Corkill’s garage in Onchan on June 18.

She contacted McKee who told her she had returned the card and would pay her the money back.

However, her mother then found that the card had been used for another transaction, of £70.89 at the Co-op.

She then reported the matter to the police.

When interviewed McKee, who lives in Nursery Avenue, Onchan, gave ’no comment’ responses to questions.

Defence advocate Stephen Wood told the court that McKee had not used the card after speaking to her mother, as she had already made the second transaction at that time. However, she had not told her mother about the second transaction during their conversation.

The court heard that she has a previous conviction for money laundering in 2010.

Mr Wood asked for a probation report to be completed before sentencing.

High Bailiff Jayne Hughes accepted jurisdiction and ordered that the report consider all sentencing options, including custody.

Bail was granted in the sum of £500 with conditions that McKee live at her home address, contact probation, and not leave the island without court consent.