A mum-of-four who dishonestly pocketed £61,000 in benefits was told she escaped immediate jail "by a whisker."Celia Penrith (40) falsely declared she was a single mum and failed to notify the authorities that her partner was living with her for several years.Leicester Crown Court was told that Penrith's original benefits claim in 2001 was legitimate.But when Kevin Hope moved in during February 2002 she kept quiet about her change in circumstances, said James Bide-Thomas,...
