MRS Maureen Longworth had her sickness benefit cut because she was at her critically ill daughter's bedside instead of attending a medical review. This seems unnecessarily harsh treatment.

A Benefits Agency spokesman has said Mrs Longworth's case will be reviewed. We hope those conducting the review will show some compassion for a mother who, understandably, put her daughter's illness before all other considerations.

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