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A Wigan mum has been penalised by the courts for not preventing her daughter's truancy.

Kirsty Watson, 41, of East Street, Ashton, was proved guilty in her absence from a Wigan and Leigh magistrates' hearing which was told that she had failed to prevent the youngster from attending classes regularly at Cansfield High School in Ashton between September 6 and October 31 2021.

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She was ordered to pay a fine, a contribution towards court costs and a victim services surcharge totalling £354.

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Court bill for Wigan mum who didn't prevent her daughter from truanting

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