In the case that arisen in Ireland, a woman continued to gather the pension of her dead mother for three years, claiming that this was a way to keep her memory alive. The incident came to light at County Meth, where the authorities recently discovered that the purpose of pension payment for an elderly woman was- who had died years ago- was still being withdrawn.
As Irish mirrorThe 56 -year -old Catherine Bayran, the woman’s daughter, never registered her mother’s death or informed the Social Welfare Department, allowing the payment to continue for more than 36 months.
The case was eventually brought before the Dandalak Circuit Court, where Catherine admitted to withdraw the money, but insisted that it was not used for personal luxury. Instead, he claimed that the money was spent on flowers for his mother’s grave, he was called a way to keep his mother “alive”.
Despite the emotional explanation, the court ruled the Act as a serious welfare fraud. Catherine was sentenced to 240 -hour community service and the Social Welfare Department was ordered to pay funds in the weekly installments of 12,000 euros. The total amount was not disclosed, but the officials said that a complete recovery would be chased.
The abnormal case has expressed concern over the possibilities of gaps in death registration systems and similar inspections in public welfare payment.