article_snippet: Judge Howard Bentham criticised Brown-Mitchell for stealing £15,000 from a minor as Judge Howard Bentham jailed her for two years.
article_snippet: Jeremy Grout-Smith, prosecuting, told Preston Crown Court how Brown-Mitchell, who fostered young offenders before being struck down with multiple sclerosis, had pleaded guilty to the theft of £15,000 between September 2011 and October 2014.
article_snippet: Brown-Mitchell was jailed for two years for stealing from a minor . '
article_snippet: Brown-Mitchell had left Brown-Mitchell estate, valued at £180,000, to the defendant.'
article_snippet: In Brown-Mitchell Brown-Mitchell had been convicted of benefit fraud after failing to declare the inheritance.
article_snippet: Due to a court order my father's family and friends did manage to take over a policy in Mrs Brown-Mitchell name of £45,000 without Mrs Brown-Mitchell consent
highlights_snippet: Judge says Roy Mitchell defence of Judith Brown actions was 'incredible'
  Judith Brown was jailed for two years after pleading guilty to stealing from a minor .