Uproar as mother pulls child's fingers out of bag

A woman caused uproar in court when she pulled two fingers from her handbag claiming they had belonged to one of her six children.

Remi Fakorede, who was convicted of a £925,000 tax credit fraud, told London's Snaresbrook Crown court they had fallen off following a curse.

She said the same voodoo curse had caused her to participate in the fraud.


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When the child's fingers were produced, one juror burst into tears while the judge immediately adjourned the case for the rest of the day.

Reporting of the incident, which happened during the trial, was only lifted once the guilty verdict was returned.

Although it is understood one of her children had lost part of her hand after suffering renal problems and developing gangrene, DNA test results are now awaited to determine who the body parts belonged to.