Woman stole patients’ identities and faked cancer

A woman stole the identity of a qualified GP and used it to work in a pharmacy — where she dispensed medication to unsuspecting patients, a court heard.

Cassandra Grant, aged 35, who admitted four counts of fraud, also used the names of cancer patients to receive £11,500 (€14,200) worth of hospital treatment for conditions she did not have.

Bristol Crown Court heard Grant, of Stoke Bishop, Bristol, befriended one woman with terminal bowel cancer on Facebook and pretended to have the same disease.