Cancer Scam Mother Jailed For 3 Years 9 Months
November 13, 2012
A mother from Gloucestershire who pretended her son had cancer in order to claim benefits has been jailed.
The woman, who cannot be named, kept up the pretence for three years while the boy was aged between four and seven, a court heard.
She admitted one count of child cruelty, eight counts of fraud and one of forgery by faking doctors’ letters.
The 36-year-old woman from the Stroud area was jailed for three years and nine months at Gloucester Crown Court.
The court heard she shaved his hair and eyebrows to mimic the effects of chemotherapy and claimed tens of thousands of pounds in benefits.
These included disability living allowance and carers’ allowance, as well as child tax credits, by falsely saying her children were living with her.
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my nanny died from cancer 3 weeks and 5 days ago, its her 71st birthday today, this is the year she would of been married to my grandpe for 50 years. She had bowel cancer, does this women who pretend cancer for her son think cancer is funny or something? she deserves longer than this my nanny would of done ANYTHING to of lived for a few years longer, cancer free. YOU SICK WOMEN.
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