Mum who tried to swindle compo after claiming she'd fallen down drain is ordered to pay £13,000
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA mum who 'dishonestly' claimed she fractured her ankle after falling down a drain has been ordered to pay a council £13,000.
Mary Brennan has been told to cough up the cash after her compensation claim against Rochdale council was thrown out of court.
Mrs Brennan, of Birnam Grove, Heywood, claimed she injured herself after she fell into an uncovered drain while walking to her local newsagent at about 7.30am on May 7, 2016.
But in court the holes in her story were found to be almost as big as the one she claimed to have fallen into. Read more: BREAKING: Manchester bin strike dates announced in four-week walkout which could hit 220,000 homes One account of the incident referred to her falling into the narrow hole up to her waist, but another said it was so deep that only her head was showing.
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