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Matthew Selt’s mum and sister reported for £200k benefit fraud after bitter family feud over Essex home

The Independent·Richard Gittins·19 days ago
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The mother and sister of a championship-winning professional snooker player are set to be reported to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) after a judge concluded they orchestrated a £200,000 benefits fraud over 19 years. The revelation emerged from a bitter family court dispute. World number 43 and 2019 Indian Open Champion Matthew Selt found himself embroiled in the family feud when his mother, Susan Hickenbotham, sued him and his sisters, Claire Noble and Charlotte Hamblin. Ms Hickenbotham alleged that her children had "coerced" her into signing away ownership of her £500,000 home in Romford , Essex , where she had resided since 1998. At Central London County Court, Ms Hickenbotham claimed that she was "bullied" into signing a deed in 2019, transferring all interest in the property to her daughter Claire, after her children served her with an eviction notice. She argued that her signature was obtained under "coercion, duress and undue influence".…

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