Coroner's assistant and daughter deny defrauding Croydon...

A former assistant to the south London coroner and her daughter have denied defrauding the Croydon Coroner's office of more than £8,000 by taking money from expense accounts and petty cash over the course of two years.Lesley Tierney, 65, and her daughter Erin Lee, 27, appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.There were dramatic scenes as an ambulance had to be called for Lee after she fainted in the dock while being told that the case would next be heard at Croydon Crown...