The police are investigating two parents suspected of misappropriating donations meant to fund their child’s costly medical treatment.
Sources at the police’s Financial Crime Investigation Department confirmed that over the past year, they have been investigating the suspected misappropriation of tens of thousands of euros in charitable donations.
The case, described as “high-profile”, is linked to the parents of a young child diagnosed with a life-threatening illness who are believed to have misappropriated donations meant to finance overseas medical treatment.
However, investigators say that because the donations were made in small cash amounts, it is proving difficult to build a criminal case against the suspected fraudsters.