Overview

• Laura McPherson must pay £30,714 by January 5, 2026 after Derby Crown Court set compensation at a proceeds of crime hearing.
• The court was told the repayment will be funded through the sale of a watch, with no confirmation on whether it is the Rolex previously mentioned in reporting.
• Prosecutors said she falsely claimed multiple cancers between 2018 and 2022, used staged hospital images, and spent money on a breast augmentation and trips including to Austria’s Mayr Clinic.
• Reporting states she obtained about £24,248.52 from partner Jon Leonard and was gifted a Rolex worth around £30,000 when she claimed to be in remission.
• McPherson avoided jail in March after pleading guilty to fraud, receiving a community order with a 7pm–6am curfew five nights a week and 30 days of probation-led interventions.