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A 39-YEAR-OLD woman has admitted falsifying details on her child’s birth certificate in order to start the youngster in school early.

The mother changed the child’s birthday by a month so that the child would be included in the school year above.

The falsification meant the government paid more than £7,600 for the child’s nursery education a year before they were eligible.

The Magistrate’s Court heard that it was not the woman’s first fraud charge. Assistant Magistrate Adam Clarke decided to postpone sentencing to allow for a pre-sentence report.

The woman was released on bail until 15 April.