Sara Morris claimed she had to go up and down stairs on her bottom
A benefits cheat mum with Multiple Sclerosis who claimed more than £20,000 she was not entitled to was caught out running 5k and 10k races. Sara Morris, 49, was told by a judge she lied about the severity of her condition and 'set out' to scam the taxpayer in what he called 'a planned, professional and deliberate fraud'.
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard she was paid £2,292.63 in PIP a month. But the mum-of-three failed to mention to the Department for Works and Pensions that she was in fact a member of the Stone Master Marathoners and regularly ran 5km and 10km races, reports Stoke on Trent Live. Morris was overpaid £20,528.83 between October 20, 2020 and April 25, 2023. Now she has been jailed for eight months.
"The DWP obtained photographs of the defendant and some Facebook posts taken by Morris herself. She had been taking part in marathons, races and orienteering. The first photo was taken a month after she signed her initial claim form. The defendant can be seen to have been taking part on a competitive run two days prior to making that initial claim.
The court heard investigators carried out surveillance on Morris from February 5 to February 20, 2023. Mr Walters said: "On February 5 she took part in a five-mile race and was seen running without assistance and showed no signs of balance problems. On February 11 she was seen running with the Stone Master Marathoners and showed no signs of discomfort."The defendant was interviewed on May 11, 2023 and she stated her multiple sclerosis had worsened and she was suffering from fatigue.
"The application did not give the full picture. She did say running was one of the ways she tried to manage her MS. She has found it difficult to come to terms with her dishonesty."
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