Lisa Hayden-Johnson

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Lisa Hayden-Johnson is a British woman who was living in Brixham, Devon, when she gained notoriety for having fabricated her son Matthew's severe illnesses for much of his early life, She was eventually convicted of child cruelty and other offences and was imprisoned. The case is an example of factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA or FII), a form of abuse where a caregiver exaggerates or induces medical conditions in someone under their care in order to gain attention and sympathy.

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