Bride faked terminal cancer to dupe friends and care home colleagues to pay for her wedding
Julie Parker has been hauled before a court
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Julie Parker (Image: Cavendish Press (Manchester) Ltd)
A bride faked having terminal breast cancer to dupe friends and work colleagues into helping pay for her wedding.
Care home assistant Julie Parker, 54, said she had 12 months to live before unveiling plans for a summer wedding to fellow carer David Parker.
Staff, residents and their families were so touched by her plight they insisted on having a collection, organised the reception at the home and even booked a night away in a hotel for the couple.
Fraudster bride who faked cancer to dupe her care home colleagues into helping pay for her wedding is ordered to pay back the money they gave her
Care assistant Julie Parker told staff at a Stockport care home where she worked she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and only had 12 months left to live
When she and her partner David announced engagement staff were touched by their plight and decided to raise money for couple and help with arrangements
In total, friends spent £1,292 including a night away in a hotel for the newly weds
The 54-year-old was found guilty of fraud and ordered to pay back cash as well as carry out community work while husband David was cleared of wrongdoing
A scheming care home worker faked having terminal breast cancer to fool her colleagues out of £1,300 to help pay for her wedding.
Julie Parker, 54, - then Julie Newman - falsely claimed she had 12 months to live before announcing her engagement to fellow carer David Parker.
Staff and residents at the care home where the couple worked then had a collection, organised the Parkers wedding reception and even booked the pair a night away in a hotel.
They also paid for £300 worth of presents, bringing the total spent to £1,292.
However, those at Bankfield House Residential Care Home in Stockport, Greater Manchester soon began to notice the newlywed Mrs Parker showed no signs of ill health.