Our thanks to Ken for this. An extract:

“The court heard she could have faced up to two years in jail under sentencing guidelines. She broke down in tears as the judge told her she would walk free.

Judge Nicholas Clarke KC told her: ‘I am sure you are thoroughly ashamed of yourself to be in the dock at that age. But I do not want you to remain in the anxious state that I can see you are in so I want you to know you are not going to prison today. [J4MB emphasis. Words never said by a judge to a male criminal facing prison.] But you will need to make arrangements to pay the compensation.’ [J4MB: It appears from the article that the woman will pay back the money from her savings, but not face any punishment for her crime.]

He added: ‘In my judgment that should be sufficient to let her start again… The thing is, at 58, she has lost her good name. She admitted the matter as soon as she could before the courts.’ “

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