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| Mother jailed for 'sick son' con | Mother jailed for 'sick son' con |
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| A mother has been jailed for subjecting her son to "enduring" cruelty by pretending he was severely ill to gain publicity and financial rewards. | A mother has been jailed for subjecting her son to "enduring" cruelty by pretending he was severely ill to gain publicity and financial rewards. |
| The actions of Lisa Hayden-Johnson, 35, from Devon, led to him being operated on, Exeter Crown Court heard. | |
| She also presented him in a wheelchair to the Duchess of Cornwall, appeared on television and spent charity donations. | |
| She was jailed for three years and three months after admitting cruelty and perverting the course of justice. | |
| The court was told that Hayden-Johnson subjected the youngster to a total of 325 medical actions. | |
| She claimed he suffered from a long list of illnesses including diabetes, food allergies, cerebral palsy and cystic fibrosis. | |
| Andrew Macfarlane, prosecuting, said that her "sadistic fabrication of non-existent symptoms" amounted "to 24 hour-a-day torture". |