MILTON, Ont. — An Ontario woman who police say pretended to have cancer to raise money for herself is set to appear in court today.
A bail hearing will be held in Milton, Ont., for Ashley Anne Kirilow of Burlington, Ont., who faces three counts of fraud under five-thousand dollars.
Police allege the 23-year-old woman passed herself off as having cancer and organized fundraisers with the help of others who believed her to be terminally ill.
Her father says Ashley told him earlier this year that she has never had cancer.
Mike Kirilow says his daughter called him on the weekend begging him to be at today’s bail hearing, but he told her he wants nothing more to do with her.
The case has generated international headlines.