A FURIOUS Bolton mother has slammed the Child Support Agency who requested details of her former fiance - who died two years ago from a brain haemorrhage.

Miss Karen Spencer, aged 32, received a letter from the CSA last week concerning James Halligan, the father of her son Michael, aged three.

James died two years ago aged 30 and Karen was even loaned money by the Department of Social Security to cover funeral expenses.

Karen, of Lydiate Close, Great Lever, lived with James at Hamel Street, Great Lever, from where she applied for the funeral expenses loan which she has since paid back.

Karen has two other children from a previous marriage and even though she has had cause to deal with the CSA in Bolton, last Friday's letter arrived from Crewe.

The letter asked Karen for information about where James is living at the moment.

She said: "Details of James' death will be on record at the DSS. In the letter, the CSA said they had checked my Income Support records and found out that James no longer lives with me.

"Because he doesn't live with me they want to know where he is. They could have saved me a great deal of distress if they had only checked with the DSS.

"I am sure the funeral details would have come up on the computer.

"They are quick enough to rap you for anything you do wrong."

A CSA spokesman said: "A letter of apology will be sent to Miss Spencer."

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