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A judge has demanded an apology for a fiancée of a soldier killed in Afghanistan who was accused of illegally claiming a war widow's pension. Janine Fearick and mother Jeannie (right) walked free from court on Monday Photo: PA Janine Fearick was alleged to have falsely obtained £63,000 in a lump-sum pay-out after Private Andrew Cutts' death by lying about the strength of their relationship. She walked free from court in tears of relief after the case collapsed and a judge described the decision to pursue it as a "tragedy". Miss Fearick, 21, a legal secretary, appeared in the dock alongside her mother Jeannie Fearick, 44, who was accused of helping her carry out the alleged fraud. Judge Michael Stokes QC told them: "You can leave without a stain on your characters. It is a tragedy that this prosecution was ever started. "It... [read full story]
