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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maanya Sachdeva

Woman spent money raised for Australian bushfire victims on new hair extensions and treadmill

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A woman who raised £34,000 by claiming it was for the wildlife victims of the Australian bushfires gave just $20 to charity – and spent the rest treating herself to items like new hair extensions and a treadmill.

Kerry Palin, 27, who was living in Peterborough at the time, raised tens of thousands of pounds for wildlife charities after millions of animals were killed in bushfires that ravaged parts of Australia.

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