A NEW charge was laid against a Stowmarket charity worker whose case came before magistrates today.Patricia Wadsworth, 53, of Norton Road, Tostock, near Stowmarket, was facing a charge of theft from charity Rethink Disability which is based in Ipswich Road, Stowmarket.

A NEW charge was laid against a Stowmarket charity worker whose case came before magistrates today.

Patricia Wadsworth, 53, of Norton Road, Tostock, near Stowmarket, was facing a charge of theft from charity Rethink Disability which is based in Ipswich Road, Stowmarket.

Wadsworth, a former transport services manager with Rethink Disability, was charged with the additional count of false accounting.

Her case was adjourned until February 5 when she will appear at Bury St Edmunds Magistrates Court for a plea and venue hearing.

She did not appear in court today.