Wigan mum's big court bill for letting her children play truant

A mum is facing a four-figure court bill for failing to ensure that her children were going to school regularly.

By Charles Graham

Published 8th Mar 2022, 07:26 BST

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Stacy Turton was proved guilty in her absence in a trial by Wiganand Leigh magistrates of not preventing her two youngsters from missing classes at Up Holland High School between June and November last year.

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Turton, of Beechtrees in the Digmoor area of Skelmersdale, was hit with two fines and ordered to pay a victim services surcharge, the total coming to £1,053.

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