Cameroonian Mum-of-4 faces jail for €105k welfare fraud

A nurse from Cameroon accused of fraudulently claiming €105,000 in social welfare in Cork over a six-year period was found guilty of what the prosecution called crimes of greed yesterday.

Lydie Kana, aged 39, of 16 Copperhill, Ballintemple, Cork, denied the fraud.

However, a jury of nine women and three men at Cork Circuit Criminal Court returned unanimous guilty verdicts on 18 of the 20 sample charges against her.