By Julian Gavaghan UPDATED: 01:38 EST, 20 April 2012 A ‘despicable’ father was jailed for three years today for stealing £16,500 raised for his dying son - and not leaving enough to pay for his funeral. Julian Emms, 46, plundered a charity fund for his son Michael who was Britain’s youngest victim of motor neurone disease. Friends and family carried out sponsored events to raise £55,000 to send the brave teenager to China for pioneering stem cell treatment. 'Despicable': Julian Emms, right, stole £16, 500 from a trust fund which was set up for his dying son Michael
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Julian Emms stole thousands from son's trust fund after treatment failed
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Michael Emms, 24, was Britain's youngest victim of motor neurone disease
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The stolen money -raised by friends and family - has never been recovered
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