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Daily Mirror
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Connor Gordon & Adam May

Woman claimed young boy was terminally ill to raise cash on GoFundMe

A woman claimed a young boy was terminally ill so she could receive donations as part of a bogus online fundraiser.

Opal Taggart made out that a 15-year-old teenage boy had two inoperable brain tumours and was receiving palliative care.

In reality, however, Taggart had "exaggerated" the boy's health, a court heard.

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