A pregnant mother-of-four who cheated the benefits system out £32,126 in income support over several years has been allowed to go free by a court.
Lindsay Ayers from Blackpool had failed to tell the authorities she was living with a man, but her fraud was exposed when he telephoned the local authority to complain about noisy neighbours and checks revealed he was not registered as living there!
The defence said: "She would ask him to leave from time to time because their relationship was rocky at that time. It is now more stable."
She was merely sentenced to 16 weeks imprisonment, suspended for two years, and put on two years supervision by Blackpool magistrates.
So no punishment. We'll never get our money back either. She's got children, see. And she's having another.
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