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The mother and half-sister of 16 year old heroin overdose victim Carly Townsend have both been sent down for her  manslaughter through gross negligence. Mother, Andrea Townsend was jailed for 4 years while her daughter (half sister of the deceased) Gemma Evans was jailed for 2 years

The story is that both knew that the 16 year old Carly had injected heroin and following her hit, decided just to lie her in the recovery position in her bed and let her sleep it off. They both went to catch up with their favourite soap on TV.  In the morning she was found dead.

I think the mother Andrea Townsend should be applauded for her efforts to reduce the burden on the state from her drug addicted family. Had she not died, this 16 year old junkie would have cost the state over £200,000 in sickness benefits alone until her 60th birthday. And that’s not including the cost of the crimes to fund her drug habit, the cost of the criminal justice process, prison time, medical costs….It would have been a sizable welfare footprint.

I estimate that the total savings to the British Taxpayer is in the region of £500,000.

Her other daughter Gemma Evans also looks like a prolific welfare sponger as well. If Townsend can work her magic on her other daughter when she gets out of prison, it will be another bumper savings day for our hard pressed Chancellor.