Barrister’s strike is putting me in debt

A woman facing sentence for fraud complained she cannot afford to keep coming to court after her sentencing was put back due to the barristers’ strike. June Hall, 63, attempted to withdraw £7,150 from a customer’s Nationwide Bank account using a false passport. Hall said she had already had to come to Southwark Crown Court five times when her sentencing was put back again today (tues). She said: ‘Why I got in trouble in the first place was money, and…

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