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Nick Tyrrell & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

'Devious' mum conned best friend out of £117,000 for fake cancer treatment

A 'manipulative and devious' mum conned her best friend out of more than £100,000 after telling her the money was for a friend with cancer.

Anna Bonner would request large amounts of cash from Susan Hughes for the man's cancer treatment - when really it was being used to fund her own lavish lifestyle, the Liverpool Echo reports.

The 40-year-old even took advantage of a crush Ms Hughes had on the supposedly ill acquaintance, encouraging her to write letters to him and send gifts that she would then keep for herself.

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