article_snippet: court heard that Hughes ended their relationship when Hughes was asked about the money.
article_snippet: On the day the inheritance money was paid, Hughes paid Hughes £5,760 followed by payments of £1,000 and £1,450.
article_snippet: On the day the inheritance money was paid, Hughes paid Hughes £5,760 followed by payments of £1,000 and £1,450.
article_snippet: the money went missing between January 2013 to July 2013 before Hughes was arrested.
article_snippet: Hughes, from Lancaster, who showed no emotion in court, admitted theft and fraud.
article_snippet: Passing sentence the judge Mr Recorder Stephen Riordan QC told Hughes: 'Whether or not you knew that inheritance was coming I do not know. '