Published Date:
08 December 2008
Residents willingly donated for charity, told they were contributing to the Madeleine McCann fund.
When police received a call raising suspicions about the collection, Dale Armstrong's "despicable" crime was uncovered.
At Jedburgh Sheriff Court last Thursday, 16-year-old Armstrong of North Bridge Street, admitted, along with 18-year-old co-accused Gareth Trainer of McLagan Drive, obtaining money by fraud from an address in Wilton Glebe, and two addresses in Wilton Terrace, on September 13.
Depute fiscal Alasdair Fay said Armstrong and Trainer, who was her boyfriend at the time, pretended to residents they were collecting on behalf of missing toddler Madeleine McCann.
"They managed to get donations totalling £4, until police received a call raising suspicion," explained Mr Fay.
Defence lawyer Rory Bannerman described Armstrong's behaviour as "a gross act of stupidity."
Sheriff Kevin Drummond sentenced her to 80 hours' community service, describing the offence as "despicable."
A warrant was granted for the arrest of Trainer.
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Last Updated:
08 December 2008 1:12 PM
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Location:
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