The 50-year-old mother told a TV Licensing inspector on her doorstep that she had been diagnosed with cancer. And in a heartbreaking handwritten letter to the court, she wrote: “I have been very stressed and depressed. I’m currently having on-going treatment for terminal cancer.
“Further to this, every day is a struggle. I’m in a lot of pain and struggle to move out of bed. I get my daughter to help me with everyday needs.”
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