Amy McAuley, 35, had been due to stand trial on charges of theft and attempted deception after she faked her own death in an attempt to avoid criminal charges, but was caught out

Amy McAuley thought she had got away with it. The 35 year old faked her own death to avoid criminal charges but has now been sentenced to three years in prison.

McAuley was due to stand trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in January 2023 on charges of theft and attempted deception, after using altered documents to secure a €10,000 (£8,800) loan from KBC Bank in 2018 and later attempting, unsuccessfully, to obtain a second €5,000 (£4,402) loan. The fake death notice appeared on RIP.ie on Wednesday, January 4 - almost a week after her supposed funeral date.

“26th December 2022. Peacefully; sadly missed by her

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