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Parents Shave Off Son's Eyebrows, Put Him in Wheelchair to Fake Cancer Diagnosis in Crowdfunding Scam: Police

An Australian couple allegedly pretended their 6-year-old son had eye cancer to ask for donations. (Credit: 9 News/YouTube)

Parents in Australia were arrested after they allegedly shaved off their son's eyebrows, covered him in bandages and placed him in a wheelchair to fake a cancer diagnosis and ask for donations, according to police.

The 6-year-old boy's mother shared he was going through eye cancer treatment on social media about three weeks ago, then set up a crowdfunding page the next day, asking for assistance with paying for treatment, 9News reported.

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