Dying mum's family issue urgent warning to anyone who gets knock on the door

The family of a mum given just six months to live has issued a warning to anyone who receives a knock on their door after being targeted by a suspected scammer.

Michelle Butterworth, 48, from Seacombe, was diagnosed with pheochromocytoma, a tumour in the adrenal gland, in 2017 after suffering for 10 years with profuse sweating, anxiety, high blood pressure and cholesterol.

She had surgery to remove the tumour at the Royal Liverpool Hospital - but three years later she was told that the cancer had returned and had spread to her right lung, the Liverpool Echo reports.

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By January 2023 the devastating disease had spread to her liver, both lungs, and lymph nodes. The mum-of-four was given the tragic news that she had just six months to live, and so her family embarked on a desperate race against time, raising £30,000 in just two months for private treatment.

The family hope to raise a total of £55,000 for alternative cancer treatment. But their efforts have been hampered by reports of a suspected scammer, who has been spotted knocking on doors around Woodchurch claiming to be Michelle's dad, Ged Cleary.

Michelle's daughter Olivia said: "There has been a few people getting in contact saying that someone is going around Woodchurch, only 10 minutes from us in the car, saying he's Michelle's dad and asking for money toward the fund.

"My grandad is mortified. He's not the type of person who is able to get around knocking on doors anyway. We do have fundraising buckets, but they're all clearly numbered in pubs and shops.

"We don't want people to be handing money