Tyrone granny with £470k in joint account not guilty of ‘dishonestly’ claiming benefits

A Tyrone granny who was charged with “dishonestly” claiming State benefit while she had almost £470,000 in a joint bank account with two others was found not guilty in court yesterday.

It took a jury at Enniskillen Crown Court less than an hour to find Anne Quinn, aged 71, Corkhill Rd, Eskra, not guilty of the charge.

It was alleged Mrs Quinn had been overpaid pension credit by £44,627.36 from November 2007 to January 2008.