The mother, who works at a hairdresser, allegedly asked a colleague to help shave her son's hair and eyebrows off.

A mother accused of faking her six-year-old son's cancer diagnosis scoffs in court when the prosecution alleges she and her husband raised a total of $60,000 in just two weeks.

A western suburbs couple has been charged over a $60,000 fake cancer diagnosis scam, allegedly shaving their six year old’s head and putting them into a wheelchair.