A fraudster conned his local community out of thousands of pounds by pretending he had a brain tumour – which
he had diagnosed himself on the internet.
Gareth Wyn Francis asked local people to fund £28,000 of treatment to help him survive a brain tumour.
A local church donated £1,000, while well-wishers organised raffles and collections for him.
His own brother even climbed the three peaks of England, Scotland and Wales to raise money for his fictional fund.
But it was revealed that he did not need the money and even spent £12,800 on decorating his house.
Francis also began walking with a stick and trailing his leg behind him, claiming it was a side effect of his treatment, and shaved off his eyebrows and hair saying it happened because of chemotherapy.
Francis was caught out after his worried family went to his GP saying they thought he was about to die, but were told he was not receiving any treatment.
When they confronted Francis, he broke down and confessed.
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