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Police say South Australian parents faked child’s cancer diagnosis and treatment to claim thousands in donations
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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12/13/2024
An Adelaide couple has been arrested for allegedly falsely claiming their child had cancer in order to receive tens of thousands of dollars in donations.
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SA Police just held a press conference revealing they've arrested a 44-year-old woman and a
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44-year-old man from Adelaide's western suburbs, alleging that they caused serious psychological
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harm to their six-year-old son by falsely claiming he had a cancer diagnosis.
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Police allege the man and woman shaved their son's head and his eyebrows and also placed
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him in a wheelchair with bandages to imitate radiotherapy treatment.
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Police also allege that the couple were requesting monetary donations for their son's treatment
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and believe they raised around $60,000 in a two-week period.
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Police say their investigations confirm the child is not seeking medical treatment and
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say that the victim and his sibling have suffered serious psychological harm as a result of
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their parents' treatment.
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The Acting Assistant Commissioner spoke a short time ago and said that police first
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became aware of this incident about two weeks ago.
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It will be alleged the accused shaved their six-year-old child's head, eyebrows, placed
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him in a wheelchair with bandages on his head in order to imitate stereotactic radiotherapy
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treatment.
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The investigation has confirmed that the child is not seeking any medical treatment.
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Police say both the victim and his sibling have been removed from the custody of their
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parents and that a nominated relative is providing short-term care.
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Both the man and the woman have been charged with criminal neglect and deception offences.
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They have been refused police bail and will face the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court today.
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Police are seeking anyone with information on the matter to come forward.
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