Judge finds woman invented two births to obtain £30,000 from alleged father
A High Court judge has ruled that a woman fabricated two pregnancies and births to defraud the alleged father of approximately £30,000 in financial support. The woman, identified as Jane in court documents, created false evidence including photographs, ultrasound images and messages to convince the man, referred to as John, that they had two children together. The judge concluded the children almost certainly never existed and described the scheme as an "elaborate campaign of deceit" motivated by revenge for alleged abuse and financial gain.
The woman, in her 50s and menopausal, would have been biologically unlikely to conceive. Evidence presented to the court included bank statements showing her at a tanning salon on the day she claimed to have given birth, and an audio recording of a baby crying that she admitted was a YouTube video. John only discovered the deception when applying for parental responsibility in October 2024, after years of sending support money and receiving regular updates and photographs.
- Woman faked two births, conned alleged father out of £30,000 over two years
- High Court judge ruled children never existed in elaborate campaign of deceit
- She was in her 50s, menopausal and provided fake photos, ultrasound, messages
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A man believed for several years that he had fathered two children with a woman and sent regular financial support. He has now discovered through a court case that both the pregnancies and births were entirely fabricated, and the children almost certainly never existed.
The woman, in her fifties and menopausal, created an elaborate deception using fake photographs, forged ultrasound images and false messages to maintain the false claim. She had been motivated by alleged revenge for claimed abuse and financial gain. Evidence presented in court included bank records showing her at a tanning salon on a day she claimed to have given birth, and an audio recording of a baby's cry that was actually from a YouTube video.
The man only discovered the deception when he applied for parental responsibility in October 2024, after years of sending money and receiving regular photographs and updates from the woman.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Woman faked two births and received £30,000 in support from alleged father of non-existent children, judge rules”.