Anna Boehner asked Susan Hughes for huge sums of money, which she said support cancer treatment for a sick friend of hers, but were actually used to support her own lifestyle. The 40-year-old from Liscard even encouraged Ms Hughes’ love for the man she only met a few times, making her write letters and send gifts that she thought were going to get him but were actually stolen. Bonner. A judge at the Liverpool Crown Court has described the three’s mother as “greedy, fraudulent and manipulative” as she was jailed this morning after pleading guilty to fraudulently representing her. Charlotte Atherton, who is being prosecuted, said Bonner and Ms Hughes became friends in 1999 after meeting for work at a care home in Heswall. READ MORE:Attempt to escape drug dealer goes spectacularly wrong in seconds He said that they quickly formed a close bond, going on vacation together and even living together for a while. Bonner even had Hughes as her bridesmaid at her wedding and the two regularly went out together in the evenings in New Brighton. It was one of those nights in which Bonner was given the opportunity to continue his years of deception. The two women often went to RJ’s, a club in New Brighton, and Mrs. Hughes was talking to a fake who was romantically interested in her. Boehner told her he was her uncle and, in 2015, told Mrs. Hughes that he had gone to prison and was being tortured for the clothes he was wearing. He asked Ms Hughes for some money to help him, which Ms Hughes provided. Her lies snowed as she later told her best friend that the man, who said he was called “Sti Lucas”, had been diagnosed with testicular cancer and needed experimental treatment that could only be provided in the US. Ms Hughes began handing out money, sometimes up to 3. 3,000 in just one month, to Bonner, believing they were supporting the man’s medical treatment. Bonner kept the money to herself, while encouraging Mrs. Hughes to send letters, cards and gifts to the man. The court heard that Bonner kept some of them herself. When police launched an investigation into Bonner’s fraud, in 2020 they tried to contact ‘Ste Lucas’ but he was never found. Mrs Hughes sent just over 7 117,000 to Bonner’s accounts during the five-year period that her best friend cheated on her. Ms Atherton said: “The defendant deliberately misled Ms Hughes into thinking that she was in contact with Ste and provided money for his medical rehabilitation, when in fact the defendant was the one taking money for herself. The defendant used pressure techniques, applying deadlines to the payments of the funds and used emotional pressure to indicate that Mrs. Hughes could have a future with Ste if she paid the money “. She said Ms. Hughes had to quit her job as a mental health nurse as a result of what Bonner had done to her and that she was now in extreme debt. Her credit rating has dropped and she has been forced to return with her parents. Defendant Trevor Parry-Jones said Bonner had regretted and was ashamed of what she had done, but said surveillance officers were still struggling to figure out what exactly motivated her. He said: “It’s a strange way to get involved in this, especially in relation to someone who considered her, and who considered her, a friend.” Mr Parry-Jones appealed to Judge Louise Brandon to impose a suspended sentence on Bonner if possible, saying she had responsibilities of caring for her family. Bonner has a one-year-old child and a 15-year-old who is disabled and in need of care. Judge Brandon told Bonner that the seriousness of her offenses meant that only one prison sentence was appropriate for her. He said: “This was a bad and ugly offense committed by a greedy, deceitful and manipulative woman. “You have not paid a penny and you have destroyed a friendship.” Referring to the impact on the Bonner family, Judge Brandon said: “It is unfortunate that you did not take into account the impact on them before committing these offenses.” Bonner, of Seaview Road, Liscard, was jailed for 28 months. Read more related articles Read more related articles