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Australian Mother Jailed for Faking Son's Cancer
An Australian mother was sentenced to over four years in prison for faking her young son's cancer diagnosis. She used the fraudulent claims to fund a lavish lifestyle, even shaving her son's head and eyebrows to maintain the deception.
29 Apr, 06:45 — 29 Apr, 09:18
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The IndependentMostly Factual3d ago
Australian woman who faked son’s cancer sentenced to more than four years in prison
Judge describes woman’s crimes as ‘cruel’, ‘manipulative’ and a carefully planned ‘attention-seeking device’
By Maroosha Muzaffar
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Australian mother who faked son’s cancer to fund lavish lifestyle jailed
An Australian mother who faked her six-year-old son's cancer diagnosis to solicit donations and fund her lavish lifestyle has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.
By Abubakar Ibrahim
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