Annette Bond was originally jailed for two years after she was filmed completing 5k runs while claiming she could barely walk.
A benefits cheat jailed for two years after being secretly filmed completing five kilometre runs while claiming she could barely walk has been freed after serving just six months behind bars. Annette Bond was originally jailed for two years after a trial heard she systematically duped the benefits agency for almost a decade, and the sentence was cut to 18 months on appeal.
Sheriff William Wood granted the six-month extension, but warned Bond that no further time could be granted beyond that. Bond made a claim for benefits stating that she required someone with her at all times when she was outdoors because she had poor balance and was at risk of dizzy spells and falling.
"You rarely used a stick; you were able to get around the workplace unaided; you could negotiate stairs; and you were able to dance at a Christmas function. Bond spent a decade claiming "enhanced" benefit payments due to a series of conditions she claimed made it difficult for her to stand up or even get out of bed. But a fraud investigation team set up secret surveillance to capture Bond running around 5,000 metre circuits from her home up to four times a week.
"We used an internet website to ascertain the distance. The estimated distance run was 4,800 metres - just short of three miles."
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