A Liverpool woman who claimed she was dying of cancer so her friends would contribute thousands of pounds to the cost of her dream wedding has been jailed.
Toni Standen (29) originally from West Derby, invented a story that ovarian cancer had spread to other parts of her body and that she had received a terminal diagnosis.
Friends even launched a GoFundMe page so she could have the wedding she deserved following the terminal diagnosis.
Standen, now of Widnes, later pleaded guilty to fraud, and has been jailed for five months at Chester Magistrates Court.
She has also been ordered to repay a donation of £2,000 (€2,201) made by a local businessman.
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A woman, 29, who faked she had cancer and even shaved her head to convince her friends she was terminally ill so they would pay for her £8,500 dream wedding has been jailed for five months.
Toni Standen, 29, of Widnes, Cheshire, made up a story that she had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and had just two months to live.
Friends launched a GoFundMe page to help her and her partner James have a wedding they deserve .
Standen appeared before Chester Magistrates Court today and pleaded guilty to fraud.
She has been jailed for five months and ordered to to repay a donation of £2,000 made by a local businessman.