Let-off for dole cheat mum

A convicted drug runner who continued to claim benefits for her jailed son has been spared jail. Charlene Sheehan, 36, legally claimed carer’s allowance and income support to care for her son who has learning difficulties. Sheehan continued to claim benefits illegally, pocketing £2820.20 in the six months after her son was jailed for a stabbing in September 2015, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard. She filled out several forms regarding the benefits and still failed to notify the authorities that she…