Woman faked two births to obtain £30,000 child support

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Oct, 22:37 · Archive

A woman fabricated two pregnancies and received approximately £30,000 in child support from a man who believed he was the father.

A High Court judge has ruled that a woman fabricated the existence of two babies and deceived her former partner into believing he was their father. The woman, referred to as Jane in court documents, carried out what Mrs Justice Judd described as an 'elaborate campaign of deceit' over roughly three years, extracting approximately £30,000 in child support from the man, referred to as John. The judge described the conduct as 'cruel', noting it led the man and his mother to falsely believe they had grandchildren.

The court did not establish a definitive motive for the fraud. The Daily Mail reports that the woman may have fabricated the story as revenge over allegations of abuse or may have been motivated by financial gain.

How it is being reported

• Woman exposed for faking TWO births to rob 'father' of £30,000 in child supportGB News · 5 Oct, 22:28
• Woman faked two births and received £30,000 in support from alleged father of non-existent children, judge rulesDaily Mail · 5 Oct, 02:00

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