A cruel mother deceitfully claimed over £375,000, after forcing her son to pretend he has AUTISM

UK: a sick mother faces jail term after forcing her son to fake he is suffering from AUTISM, thereby, deceiving medical experts to carry out medical examinations that were not necessary just to enable her claim benefits from the government.

So far, the woman had claimed over £375,000 from the government in disability allowance and was convicted of fraud and child cruelty at Croydon Crown Court.

During the court proceedings, it was revealed to the jury that the mother took the young boy to different doctors, health and educational professionals with sole aim of defrauding the government for benefit for at least 10 years.

However, the woman still upheld that they suffered from serious health problems and a series of symptoms, which ranged from severe asthma, autism, urology problems and gastric complications.

As a result her healthy children underwent aggressive medical treatment, including SURGERY to have gastronomy tubes fitted to their stomachs, enabling them to be fed through a tube – despite the fact that both children were perfectly able to eat normally.

Due to her false claims, steroids were also given to her son despite him not displaying the signs of “severe” asthma as the woman insisted and he did not have the chronic wheezing and breathlessness she reported to doctors when he was at school.

Furthermore, the abominable woman also encouraged her son to pretend he am autistic patient and stopped the child’s nursery from toilet training him.

Contrarily, despite her explanation of behaviours he demonstrated at home, none of the traits were observed at school.

Thus, the woman received £87,500 in Disability Living Allowance, between October 2003 and February 2014, as result of the fabricated illnesses.

As if that was not even enough, despite living with her partner, who was earning up to £38,000 a year, she also falsely claimed Income Support benefit.

Thus, making her to falsely claim benefits of more than £375,000.

As they say, “every day for the thief, one day for the owner”,detectives went to her home in May 2013 and arrested the woman and her partner for child cruelty and neglect.

During a search of the property, police discovered a large amount of unused prescribed medication including asthma drugs, nappies and gastro milk and feeding equipment – worth a whopping £146,000 to the taxpayer-funded NHS.

But at last, she was found guilty of four counts of cruelty to a person under 16, two counts of obtaining money transfer by deception, seven counts of making a false representation and two counts of fraud by false representation.

The conviction follows a three-year investigation by detectives from the Met’s Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Command.

Investigating officer, Detective Sergeant Stuart Parsons, said: “This truly was a complex investigation, where the evidence we painstaking gathered has resulted in the jury convicting a woman who committed cruelty against her own children for financial gain.

“The investigation was meticulous and detailed, and in order to prove the offences we looked at all aspects of the family, their lifestyle and their financial, medical and education history.

“The level of detail required would not have been possible if it were not for the multi-agency work that took place between the police and other partner agencies such as social services, the local education authority, the Department for Work and Pensions and a number of healthcare providers including local care at home teams.

“One hundred and fourteen witnesses provided evidence for the prosecution, including a number of experts who interpreted complex medical and psychological information for the court to consider.

“It is staggering to think that the mother’s wilful actions resulted in the children undergoing unnecessary surgical and medical interventions.

“She lied at every opportunity, presenting herself as a lone parent coping with ill and vulnerable children.

“The reality was that she resided with her partner and fabricated her children’s conditions for personal financial gain.

“I am pleased she has been convicted today and now faces a considerable term of imprisonment.”

The woman will be sentenced on August 15 at the same court.