A County Durham mum falsely reported to police that her car had been stolen when in fact she'd smashed it into a cancer patient's car and fled.
Emma Mary Thompson crashed into a parked Volkswagen Passat in Sacriston in the early hours of November 3, 2020, but the mum-of-two decided to flee the scene and ditched her vehicle near a sewerage plant. The next day she made a false report to the police saying her home had been burgled and her car stolen.
But the 37-year-old was caught after the dumped car was found and her DNA was recovered from the deployed airbag. She later pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and appeared at Durham Crown Court on Wednesday to be sentenced.
