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David Huntley

Watch as holiday fraudster Lyne Barlow walks into custody falsely claiming to have cancer

This is the moment Lyne Barlow brazenly walked into police custody whilst claiming to have cancer.

Wearing a headscarf and mask, and walking with the aid of a walking stick, the holiday fraudster - who was jailed on Friday - looks frail and unwell. But her cancer claims were a cruel lie, and the 39-year-old - who carried out a scam believed to be around £1.2m - was completely fine.

Barlow had even fooled her friends and close family into believing she was seriously ill, even taking the drastic step of cutting her own hair and leaving it on her bed to make people believe it was falling out. Some family members even dropped her off at hospital, believing she was going for appointments and treatment.

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