England: Mutter erfand 17 Kinder, um 30.000 Pfund Sozialhilfe abzuzocken

A mother who conned £30,000 in benefits by inventing 17 children has been spared jail as she suffers from post-natal depression and is pregnant with her third child. Charlene Ostle claimed that by the age of 26 she had given birth to three sets of twins and two sets of triplets. At one point Ostle became so confused she told officials she had given birth to five children in three months.

Ms. Ostle kann aber nichts dafür: Schuld ist, wie immer, natürlich ihr Mann:

Alison Whalley, defending, said her client endured a lack of support from her partner and that, combined with pride, left her unable to ask for help.

Die Daily Mail berichtet.