Woman raised £3,500 for mother’s funeral then spent money on herself

A woman raised almost £3,500 for her mum’s funeral before pocketing much of it herself.

Danielle Kelly, 28, set up a GoFundMe page on May 31 last year and asked for donations to cover the costs of the funeral after the death of her mother on May 9.

On the page she told potential donors that her ‘loving, caring’ mum had requested a simple burial, but even a simple burial costs almost £2,000...