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A twisted Scots teacher who was struck off after pretending she had cancer and even faked her own death is still privately teaching children. ‌

The woman, who was known only as "Teacher F" in documents published by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), spent more than two years convincing colleagues, parents, and pupils that she was battling terminal leukaemia at a primary school in Dundee. ‌

She was unmasked by the Mail on Sunday as 26-year-old Lara Simpson from Thurso in the Highlands. ‌

Her deception began in May 2021 when she told colleagues she had been diagnosed with cancer and was starting chemotherapy. From there, the lies escalated at remarkable speed.

She shaved her head and bought a wig to mimic the effects of treatment. She would vanis

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