A woman who falsely tried to claim nearly £500,000 after exaggerating her injuries was caught out after being spotted running across the stage on The Jeremy Kyle Show.
Patricia Rogers, 25, from Barnsley, made a civil claim for damages following a road traffic accident in 2014, claiming she couldn't walk without the aid of a stick or crutches, according to City of London Police. But later evidence, including an appearance on the ITV chat show, demonstrated that Rogers could walk unaided for significant periods.
Rogers made the claim worth £492,141 after being a passenger in a car involved in a collision with a vehicle insured by NFU Mutual. She alleged that the crash had resulted in a back condition that severely disrupted her daily life and after noticing inconsistencies in her medical reports, NFU Mutual gathered surveillance footage of Rogers on April 26, 2021.
On the same day, Rogers attended a medical assessment, and the footage showed her arriving at the appointment in a taxi and using a walking stick. While additional footage from earlier that day revealed Rogers leaving her home and walking her two dogs unaided for approximately 40 minutes, even holding one of their leads, without any apparent discomfort.
In 2017 and 2018, she made appearances on The Jeremy Kyle Show, where she was seen walking, standing, and even running across the stage without any help, police said. Her case landed on the desk of the City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) after NFU Mutual flagged it in August 2021, reports Yorkshire Live.
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During an interview on November 17, 2021, Rogers was confronted with the video footage and she told officers that holding her dog's lead meant she couldn't use a walking stick. She also claimed that her anger on The Jeremy Kyle Show took her mind off the pain, which is why she could walk unaided.
She admitted to fraud by false representation at Sheffield Crown Court on February 2, according to City of London Police. On Tuesday, she was handed a 12-month jail term, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to pay £500 compensation at the same court. For all the latest and most urgent Sheffield news, sign up to our newsletter right here.
City of London Police's IFED Detective constable Carley Parodi commented: "Rogers took advantage of a genuine car accident and, for almost a decade, kept up the pretence that it had a substantial effect on her life." DC Parodi was taken aback by the discrepancy, remarking: "There was a huge difference between Rogers' ability to carry out her day-to-day activities in the surveillance footage and the serious impact of the accident as she described during her medical appointments.
"It was astounding that she told medical professionals she could not walk unaided, but then appeared on national television doing just that." Richard Turnell from NFU Mutual stated: "By exaggerating and inflating the extent of her injuries and losses, Patricia Rogers sought to fraudulently claim money in the sum of up to at least half a million pounds at the expense of NFU Mutual's members."
He further revealed the extent of the deceit: "Over a period of almost a decade, Rogers attempted to mislead medical experts and investigators and even purchased props to support her deception but she was observed on several occasions walking and running unaided."
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