Overview
- Mrs Justice Tipples sentenced Kae Burnell-Chambers to six months in custody for contempt of court and ordered her to pay £135,000 toward the NHS trust’s legal costs.
- Court-presented videos and social media showed her modelling and parading at body‑painting festivals, walking unaided and dancing despite her claimed severe mobility problems.
- She signed a formal admission that she deliberately changed her presentation to medical experts and exaggerated symptoms, and she later abandoned her damages claim.
- Her 2019 lawsuit against Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust alleged negligent delay in treating cauda equina syndrome, but the trust said the true value was likely under £200,000.
- Mitigation to avoid jail based on childcare concerns was rejected as the judge ruled the seriousness of the deceit required immediate imprisonment.