Daughter Steals £40k from Mum with MND

0:00On April 6, a 68-year-old woman named Lynn Mills got hit hard when her own daughter, Michelle Moore, stole over 40,000 pounds from her bank account. Michelle, 39, took control of Lynn's finances back in 2019 after Lynn's husband died and she got diagnosed with motor neurone. Disease. Posing as her care, Michelle grabbed the bank car pretending to buy groceries but blew the cash on clothes and takeaways instead. Things got worse over three years as Michelle kept the car despite Lynn begging for it back. The theft left Lynn broke, staring down a viction with empty cupboards and no sheets on her bed. Lynn's other daughter, Terina, stepped in after discovering the flat and total squalor during a visit. The family was gutted, especially since Michelle even skipped sending birthday cash to her own kids from Lynn's money. Lynn sued to prove she wasn't behind the spending spree, hoping jail time would teach her daughter a lesson. Terina called Michelle evil for betraying their mom like that. In Kelsford Crown Court last September, Michelle switched to a guilty plea on fraud charges right before trial.

1:05The judge hit her with a two-year suspended prison sentence, 150 hours of community service, and just 1,000 pounds back to Lynn. Plus a restraining order, he said she should feel thoroughly ashamed, but spared jail since she sole care for her five kids. Now, the family's torn apart, with Lynn vowing no forgiveness and no funeral invite from Michelle. Terina's cleared the debts and fixed up the flat, but the betrayal's left scars that won't heal anytime soon.