The first case of bigamy involving a person who entered into a civil partnership whilst still married has now come to court. Suzanne Mitchell, a mother of five from Shrewsbury, was found guilty of breaching the Civil Partnership Act 2004. Ms Mitchell entered into a civil partnership with Caroline Beddows before her marriage to Charles Mitchell had been dissolved.
She admitted making a false statement and was given an eight-month prison sentence suspended for two years. She was also sentenced to complete 100 hours of unpaid community service and was made the subject of a two-year supervision order.
Bigamous Civil Partner Prosecuted
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