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Mother faked her child’s terminal cancer diagnosis to con £4,000 out of charity set up in memory of real three-year-old victim of the disease

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Mother faked her child's terminal cancer diagnosis to con £4,000 out of charity set up in memory of real three-year-old victim of the disease

Mother faked her child’s terminal cancer diagnosis to con £4,000 out of charity set up in memory of real three-year-old victim of the disease

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11:05 BST 24 Aug 2024, updated 11:23 BST 24 Aug 2024
By Ed Holt

A mother who faked her child’s terminal cancer diagnosis conned a cancer charity out of £4,000.

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Charlotte Blackwell, 40,contacted the mother of Morgan Ridler – who died of a a rare liver cancer just days before his fourth birthday – to ask for financial help from her charity just months after Morgan died.

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Natalie Ridler and the Morgan’s Army Charitable Foundation have raised thousands to help families such as hers who are affected by childhood cancer.

One such family Ms Ridler thought she was helping was Blackwell’s who contacted the 33-year-old.

Blackwell said her child – who had previously been ill – was poorly again, receiving palliative care and set up a GoFundMe for help. she then received £4,000 from the charity before Ms Ridler discovered Blackwell was lying.

Natalie Ridler pictured with her son Morgan. Charlotte Blackwell, 40, conned Ms Ridler’s charity out of £4,000 after she faked her own child’s cancer diagnosis
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Natalie Ridler pictured with her son Morgan. Charlotte Blackwell, 40, conned Ms Ridler’s charity out of £4,000 after she faked her own child’s cancer diagnosis
Morgan died of cancer on June 28 last year, days before his fourth birthday. It was just months after his death that Blackwell got in touch with Morgan’s mother to ask for financial help
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Morgan died of cancer on June 28 last year, days before his fourth birthday. It was just months after his death that Blackwell got in touch with Morgan’s mother to ask for financial help
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Blackwell, of Bridgend, South Wales, admitted fraud and was handed a suspended sentence.

Ms Ridler said: ‘A number of months ago I was approached by an individual who was very upset because their child had relapsed. The family is known to us as a cancer family, and that’s how they passed our initial checks.

‘They were very upset about the prospect of going through things again but also about the odds that had apparently been given to them.

Natalie said Blackwell told her they were raising money for treatment in Germany.

She said: ‘I supported this individual emotionally for a number of weeks, because they said the child was essentially being put on palliative care and, unless they could get this treatment, there were no other options for them.’

Morgan’s Army donated to the fundraising page but Ms Ridler learned Blackwell had also been directly messaging her charity supporters asking them for money too

She said: ‘This was not something I would have ever told anyone to do. It’s not how I operate or run the charity.’

The mother became concerned when she learned Blackwell had asked other organisations for money but resisted help from them and when she investigated further, learned of the con.

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Will Taylor Swift be at Travis Kelce’s game for Chiefs-Chargers on Sunday?

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Will Taylor Swift be at Travis Kelce's game for Chiefs-Chargers on Sunday?

Travis Kelce is back to playing NFL games in 2024, and now that Taylor Swift is off from the Eras Tour for a couple of months, she has some time when she can once again come to cheer him on at Kansas City Chiefs games. She was there for the Week 1 win and attended the Week 2 victory. She wasn’t there for the Week 3 game in Atlanta.

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So the question is: will she be there for the Week 4 matchup on Sunday afternoon between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Chiefs? According to our handy Taylor Swift calendar, she appears to not have anything planned that day. Which means we might see her there!

Stay tuned and we’ll see if she’s there.

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Travis Kelce splashed out an eye-watering $70,000 on birthday gifts for ‘brother’ Patrick Mahomes… and here’s what he bought him

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Travis Kelce splashed out an eye-watering $70,000 on birthday gifts for 'brother' Patrick Mahomes... and here's what he bought him

Patrick Mahomes recently celebrated his 29th birthday, and Travis Kelce reportedly broke the bank to make sure his ‘brother’ felt appreciated on his special day.

The pair have been teammates since Mahomes was drafted by the Chiefs in 2017, and they’ve gone on to strike up an incredible rapport that has helped the team win three Super Bowls.

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And according to the US Sun, Kelce splashed out $70,000 in birthday gifts for Mahomes this year.

The items are said to include an engraved Rolex watch for $54,200, with the letters ‘P’ and ‘M’ marked on the back to recognize their close friendship.

Kelce also reportedly got Mahomes a $2,300 wool cardigan from Louis Vuitton, and six bottles of Masseto red wine for $1,100 each.

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Travis Kelce reportedly gifted Patrick Mahomes $70,000 worth in lavish birthday gifts

Brittany Mahomes shared a photo of Patrick, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift over the summer in Europe

The Sun added that Mahomes’ wife, Brittany, helped Kelce with the watch, and that he added the engravement on the back to make it more ‘personal.’

The report comes after Brittany threw a birthday party for Patrick at their home after the Chiefs beat the Bengals.

The setup included a massive black, red and silver balloon arch sprawling across a corner of the room with a giant 29 metallic cutout at the center.

Another flashy decoration took over the area underneath the staircase with a big sign reading, ‘Patrick’s 29,’ in the middle.

Brittany even had custom cups and beer holders made, featuring childhood photos of the three-time Super Bowl winner.

After winning their second straight Super Bowl (and third total) together, Mahomes and Kelce spent some quality time together over the summer.

The friends met up in Europe as Patrick and Brittany traveled to Amsterdam to see Kelce’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, perform on her Eras Tour.

Mahomes and Kelce have struck up an incredible partnership on the field together

Brittany, who has developed a close friendship with the pop star, shared a sweet photo of the foursome from the outing.

Later in the summer, the group descended upon New York to take in the US Open Final between Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner.

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While the American Fritz was unable to get the win, they appeared in good spirits as they watched the game from a suite at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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Donna Kelce Says Son Travis ‘Can’t Clean’ and ‘Can’t Cook’ But Hints He Might Be ‘Getting Some Help’ from Taylor Swift

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Donna Kelce Says Son Travis ‘Can’t Clean’ and ‘Can’t Cook’ But Hints He Might Be ‘Getting Some Help’ from Taylor Swift

Donna Kelce is playfully sharing some of her son Travis Kelce’s flaws.

In an interview with Extra TV, the Kelce matriarch, 71, got candid about the things the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, can’t do despite his success at football and his recent hosting and acting gigs.

“He can’t clean. He can’t cook,” she listed off jokingly, before adding that he was “getting a little better.”

“I think he’s getting some help,” Donna noted, hinting that he might be picking up some tips from girlfriend Taylor Swift, 34.

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The 14-time Grammy winner previously shared a video on YouTube Shorts of him kissing her in the kitchen while she stirred a pot, alongside other snapshots of her life. In the brief clip, several food ingredients could be seen on the counter behind them.

When asked about his appearance in the video and the kinds of foods he liked to cook with Swift during a Chiefs press conference in June, the NFL player admitted he liked spending time in the kitchen with his girlfriend, though he declined to comment on the kinds of dishes they made together.

“I respect that question but I’m going to keep that one to myself because I thoroughly enjoy cooking with her so it’s something I’d rather just keep personal,” he responded.

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He later added in the press conference that the “Fortnight” singer “makes a great pop-tart and cinnamon roll.” She even baked for Travis’ teammates after the pair went public with their romance in September 2023.

“Kind of behind-the-scenes, she, to fit in — she didn’t even know she was doing this, I don’t think — she likes to cook, so she made the offensive linemen these homemade pop-tarts,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid revealed during an interview at the NFL Scouting Combine in February.

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Swift has been there to cheer Travis on as he recently returned to the football field for the NFL’s latest season. She has made appearances at the Chiefs season-opener at the beginning of this month and at the Sept. 15 Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium, where she wore an oversized Chiefs T-shirt paired with a pair of thigh high boots.

Swift is on a break from her tour following the conclusion of the European leg of her Eras Tour in mid-August, after playing a second set of shows at Wembley Stadium in London. Her tour is scheduled to pick back up mid-October in Miami.

Kelce previously supported the singer on tour, making an appearance at several of her European Eras Tour concerts. He even made a surprise cameo onstage during her June 23 show at London’s Wembley Stadium.

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