# ‘Tiger mum’ accused of stealing £5million from Britain’s top sixth-form college ran it like a ‘spider in a web’, court hears

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- Published: 2026-11-09T17:07:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T17:34:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16278141/Tiger-mum-stealing-sixth-form-college-cash-court.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- Yasmin Sarwar denies involvement in an alleged £5 million theft.
- Her husband has admitted stealing £5 million from the college.
- A staff member described her as central to its decisions.

## Summary

Yasmin Sarwar is on trial accused of helping steal £5 million from Cardiff Sixth Form College, which she and her husband ran as a charity. A member of staff told the court she was central to decision-making at the school, describing her as a “spider in a web”; prosecutors allege the money funded property renovations and a lavish lifestyle.

Her husband, Nadeem Sarwar, has admitted stealing £5 million between 2008 and 2016, while accountant Ragu Sivapalan has pleaded guilty to providing misleading information in an auditor’s report. Staff member Gareth Collier said his suspicions were raised by requests to take expenses from a cash-filled envelope and bank statements showing repeated £25,000 payments to Nadeem. Yasmin denies involvement, and the trial is continuing.

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