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Adam May & Ed Cullinane & Sean Axtell

Mum who raised £45,000 after faking cancer ordered to repay just a fiver

A mum who faked having cancer to dupe well-wishers out of thousands of pounds to fund her life of shopping and gambling has been ordered to repay just five pounds.

Nicole Elkabbas, 44, raised over £45,000 after falsely claiming she needed to pay for private ovarian cancer treatment in Spain - just days after being given the all clear by doctors.

The mum of one from Broadstairs, Kent, then splurged the cash on holidays, Tottenham Hotspur tickets, gambling and eating out at restaurants.

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