Parents forgive daughter who stole their £130k

AN elderly couple have told of how they forgave the daughter jailed for stealing £130,000 from them.

- LOUIE SMITH

Terence and Elizabeth Fordham were on a dream road trip in Europe when Melissa, 36, frittered away their cash.

She got three years and her crime left them “in misery” as debt collectors hounded them.

But they say Melissa is now a “different person entirely”.

Terence, 83, said: “She has grown in stature, she’s much more confident. She’s happy.

“We have forgiven her. She is our flesh and blood.

“She didn’t kill anybody, she just got us wound up.”