Published: Thursday, 20th November, 2008 9:46am

JESSICA'S MUM ON FRAUD CHARGE

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The campaign had hoped to raise a total of £300,000.

No more information has been released at this stage on how much the alleged fraud relates to.

However it has been confrmed the allegation does relate to the fund for Jessica.

Findlay was represented in court by her lawyer Colin McLaughlin, making no plea or declaration and was granted bail.

The case was continued for further examination.

The mum-of-one, of Barassie"s Lochgreen Avenue, will next appear at Ayr Sheriff Court later this month.

As we went to print the online donations page for Jessica was 'temporarily' suspended.

Rachel Findlay, 26, appeared in private at Ayr Sheriff Court on Friday in connection with one charge of fraud.

It relates to funding raised for her five-year-old daughter to have life-saving surgery in the US.

Jessica has been battling a very rare disease called severe multiple bilateral pulmonary stenosis since she was 18-months which means her arteries shut down and she has to take Viagra tablets daily to survive.

Residents and businesses across Troon and South Ayrshire managed to raise £100,000 to aid the little girl"s bid to have experimental surgery in California that was her only hope.

Many members of the community also staged individual fundraisers to help with the appeal.

The campaign had hoped to raise a total of £300,000.

No more information has been released at this stage on how much the alleged fraud relates to.

However it has been confrmed the allegation does relate to the fund for Jessica.

Findlay was represented in court by her lawyer Colin McLaughlin, making no plea or declaration and was granted bail.

The case was continued for further examination.

The mum-of-one, of Barassie"s Lochgreen Avenue, will next appear at Ayr Sheriff Court later this month.

As we went to print the online donations page for Jessica was 'temporarily' suspended.