Texas woman accused of faking breast cancer and spending $10,000 in donations for implants
By APFriday, November 13, 2009
Woman accused of faking breast cancer for implants
WACO, Texas — Authorities say a Texas woman lied about having breast cancer and spent $10,000 raised at a benefit to have her breasts enlarged.
McLennan County sheriff’s investigator James Pack says in court records that 24-year-old Trista Joy Lathern shaved her head to look like a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy.
Pack says Lathern wanted breast implants to try to save her seven-month marriage.
The Waco Tribune-Herald reports that Lathern is charged with theft by deception. Sheriff’s officials and Lathern’s attorney didn’t immediately return phone calls from The Associated Press.
Information from: Waco Tribune-Herald, www.wacotrib.com
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Tags: Diseases And Conditions, North America, Oddities, Texas, United States, Waco
Tags: Diseases And Conditions, North America, Oddities, Texas, United States, Waco
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