Woman fabricates births and claims to have sold non-existent children in revenge
A High Court judge found that a woman in her early 50s deceived her ex-partner into believing she had two babies, later claiming she sold the fictitious children for £500 as retaliation for alleged abuse.
In a London High Court case, a woman in her early 50s orchestrated an elaborate ruse that convinced her ex-partner, a man in his early 30s, she was carrying two children. She sent him photographs, an ultrasound image, and messages about the babies, even telling his mother that the infants had been born. Following each supposed birth, she alleged the man had assaulted her, prompting his arrest and detention.
Evidence such as bank statements showing a tanning-shop visit on a claimed birth date and a voice-message created from a YouTube clip undermined her story. The judge, Mrs Justice Judd, ruled the children most likely never existed and labeled the conduct a cruel, three-year deception aimed at revenge for alleged abuse.
Why it matters
The case highlights how false claims of pregnancy can be used to manipulate legal and personal relationships.
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