A FAKE doctor pretended she’d had a twin who died from cancer to get a job at a charity before scamming them out of thousands of pounds. Stephanie Jones, 30, defrauded “2 Wish Upon A St…
She also claimed she had had a twin sister who died aged five from cancer.
He said Jones' job involved referring bereaved families to counsellors but she was not a counsellor herself. She made up a counsellor called Sarah Jones with a fictitious company and address. Elen Owen, defending, said her client remembers things differently compared with what she is accused of saying. But she "created something of a persona" and there was a "clear element of exaggeration".
Ms Owen added: "It was not a case of a pre-planned enterprise to steal. It was Ms Jones' poor emotional state at the time that affected her thinking had a significant impact on her flawed decision-making process. She was in a very deep and dark place."
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