Maria Spruce , 40 , spent £3,500 of taxpayers ' money on her 'spoilt ' son . Council worker used local authority credit card to buy phones and iPads . Mother-of-one made 47 unauthorised purchases but will not be jailed . A man who bought a new car for his wife after she had been diagnosed with cancer has admitted he was in debt when the deal went through.
Maria Spruce , 40 , spent £3,500 of taxpayers ' money on her 'spoilt ' son . Council worker used local authority credit card to buy phones and iPads . Mother-of-one made 47 unauthorised purchases but will not be jailed . Spruce was handed a six-month prison sentence suspended for two years .