Russian Foster Mother Jailed for Starving and Drugging Boy to Collect Sickness Benefits

Lyubov Korotkova, a Russian foster mother sentenced to six years in jail for starving and drugging a child to claim sickness benefits. Investigative Committee of Russia

A Russian woman has been jailed for six years for starving and drugging a young boy so she could claim benefits that she spent on luxuries.

A court sentenced Lyubov Korotkova to time behind bars, The Daily Mail reported, and ordered the foster mother to repay over $65,000 in fraudulently claimed child sickness and disability benefits. She was also ordered to compensate the victim to the tune of $10,500 for “moral damages.”