Court Appearance in fraud case

A 45 year old woman accused of keeping her Aunt’s death a secret to collect her disability pension has made a brief court appearance in Hamilton.

Police say her 62 year old Aunt died of natural causes, and the niece had been her caregiver.

Melinda Evans faces six charges, including indignity to a dead body, fraud over $5,000 and forgery.

She’s been ordered to return to court November 26th.