Ex-Met police officer ‘faked sick notes to claim 200 days off work’

Natasha Fountain admitted to committing fraud by misrepresentation (Picture: Getty)

A former Metropolitan Police employee used fake sick notes to claim 200 days off work, costing the police force nearly £20,000, a court heard.

Natasha Fountain, 29, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday by video link, where she admitted committing fraud by misrepresentation.

Fountain, of Union Road, Portsmouth, submitted fraudulent sick notes to her line manager for a period of just under two years...