A north-east woman, accused of defrauding pensioners out of thousands of pounds and claiming benefits to which she was not entitled, has continued to deny any wrongdoing.
Cheryl Mitchell gave evidence in the trial against her for the second consecutive day at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday.
The jurors had previously heard from Victor Somers, who claimed Mitchell had duped him on three occasions into handing over money by suggesting they could move in together and go on holiday.
Defence agent Stephen Hughes asked her about him.
She said: “He said a lot of things which aren’t true.
“I met him when he was working at Bristow, I’ve only ever seen him twice outside work, once on Union Street and another time at Pittodrie.”
Mr Hughes then asked: “He gave a lot of detail, are you saying that he is making it up?”
Mitchell replied: “Some bits.”
Mr Hughes asked: “How did he know your email address?”
Mitchell replied: “He must have got it through work.
“He obviously took a shine to me, I had to block him on Facebook and I got a nasty message from his sister.
“The family had obviously fallen out with him about me.”
Mr Hughes asked: “How is that possible if you had only met him twice outside work?”
Mitchell replied: “He obviously lied to them.”
She was then shown a piece of paper which contained an appointment for her daughter with the school nurse on one side and the bank details of Phyllis Melrose, who she denied knowing, on the other
Mr Hughes said: “A police officer said it was found on your person.”
Mitchell replied: “It wasn’t.”
Later, Mr Hughes said to her: “You seem to be running into a bit of bad fortune, all different people from different parts of the country all making things up about you.”
Mitchell responded: “Are you calling me a liar?”
Mr Hughes said: “It is not for me to say, I am suggesting you have run into a bit of bad luck.”
The trial, before Sheriff Alison Stirling, continues.
