Miss Wadsworth worked at Lloyds TSB in Golders Green

A former drug addict who forced his bank manager girlfriend to steal money from the branch she ran has been jailed for three years.

Keith Preddie, 31, from Romford, Essex, was convicted in January of laundering £145,000 stolen from Lloyds TSB.

He denied the charge but the Old Bailey heard he had spent money on drugs, cars and holidays with other girlfriends.

In January Ania Wadsworth, 28, was cleared of stealing nearly £1m while under duress from her ex-boyfriend.

She had been accused of stealing £921,717 from Lloyds TSB in Golders Green between 2002 and 2007.

She admitted taking £870,000 but said she did it under duress.

'Pressure to steal'

John Lyons, defending Preddie, said that in the five years since committing the crime, his client had given up drugs and had a good job record.

Judge Richard Hone told Preddie: "There can be no doubt that it was you who put Ania Wadsworth under pressure to steal."

Miss Wadsworth, from Archway, north London, said she lived in fear of violence from Preddie, who was addicted to crack cocaine, and believed he would kill her or her family if she did not bring cash home for him.

She repeatedly walked out of her bank branch with bundles of £25,000 in her handbag and manipulated internal accounts to fool auditors.