Leicester mother avoids jail ‘by a whisker’ over Primark breastfeeding lie

A mother has avoided jail “by a whisker” after lying about a Primark security guard taking her baby from her while she was breastfeeding.

Caroline Starmer, 28, falsely claimed on Facebook that a guard took her nine-month-old daughter from her on July 13 at the store in Humberstone Gate, Leicester.

The post went viral and her story made international headlines, but her lies were found out when the store checked its CCTV.