Woman tricked lover into believing she was pregnant TWICE using fake baby bump – and even threw gender reveal party

A WOMAN tricked her person into believing she was large doubly utilizing a fake babe bump - and adjacent threw a sex uncover party.

Libby Vernon, 23, spun a web of lies to her spouse erstwhile they archetypal met online successful 2023.

She claimed she was large with her "abusive" ex's babe and adjacent sent a representation of a newborn with the caption: "Someone wants to conscionable you".

Despite the region betwixt their homes successful Stoke-on-Trent and Cumbria, the caller person stepped up to rise the "baby" arsenic his own.

But Vernon messaged him to say the babe had stopped breathing and doctors were carrying retired CPR, Warrington Magistrates Court was told.

She aboriginal sent a fake decease certificate for the tot - claiming it had died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

When Vernon and her spouse met successful real life and began having sex, she broke the news she was large with twins.

The liar adjacent told him astatine 1 signifier she was successful agony and sent a bloody photograph claiming to person miscarried.

Vernon aboriginal assured him she had been "misdiagnosed" and her boyfriend's household rallied astir arsenic she threw a sex uncover party.

The deceit unravelled erstwhile the fake mum-to-be called him and said she had been rushed to hospital.

Her spouse raced to beryllium by her broadside but was alternatively met by baffled medics who had nary hint what helium was talking about.

He was horrified to observe Vernon wasn't large astatine each and had really been wearing a silicone babe bump to instrumentality him.

Vernon has present pleaded blameworthy to sending connection conveying mendacious accusation and of sending mendacious connection with intent to origin harm.

She besides admitted sending a mendacious certificate regarding registration of a commencement oregon death.

Prosecutor Pamela Fee warned much charges could yet beryllium added to what is already a "complex" case.

Ms Fee said the crown is unsure of Vernon's motives, adding: "It's thing that we don't travel crossed each that often".

Mike Woolaghan, defending, told the tribunal that determination were nary guidelines successful spot for immoderate of the offences Vernon had committed.

He continued: "This woman has nary convictions astatine all. It's evident determination is simply a batch much going connected beneath the aboveground than appears.

"It's close to accidental determination are nary ceremonial diagnoses of intelligence health issues oregon thing going connected that needs to beryllium explored."

Vernon was bailed connected the information she dies not participate Cumbria oregon interaction the victim.

She volition instrumentality to tribunal for sentencing connected March 19.