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A disabled Liverpool supporter has been BANNED from Anfield after the club found she had fleeced a vulnerable Reds fan out of almost £1,000.

Cally-Ann McEvoy was approached outside LFC's stadium in 2017, and asked if she would act as a "personal assistant" for another fan.

Soon after, the pair would meet outside the Homebaked shop on Oakfield Road before each match and the woman would request cash for Cally-Ann's match ticket in the Anfield Road stand.

But that "personal assistant" ticket should have been free, it has since emerged, and nearly £1,000 had been handed over by 28-year-old Cally-Ann over the course of the 2017/18 season, and a portion of this season.

Liverpool were alerted to the situation and interviewed both the other fan and Cally-Ann, who herself is registered disabled with cerebral palsy and epilepsy.

A sanctions panel ruled that the fan should be banned from future matches.

Karen Comerford, Cally-Ann's mum, wanted the supporter to be punished by Reds bosses.

Furious Mrs Comerford, 53, told the ECHO: "She has had Cally-Ann off for over a season and a bit. It's not a one-off.

"It's happened for all home league games, Champions League games and other cup competitions.

She added: "Cally-Ann can be naive and she has seen that and played on it.

"She's a naughty person."

As a concession, Liverpool offered Cally-Ann a membership card, and the chance to buy around six match tickets for this season.

Step-dad Martin Comerford, 59, from Croxteth Park, said: "She hoodwinked Cally-Ann to make her pay.

"Who knows what she's done with that £1,000?

"She has abused the system and she's abused Cally."

The McEvoy family said they try to let Cally be as independent as possible.

She cannot work full-time due to her disability, but has worked some voluntary shifts at Homebaked.

Cally-Ann says going the match is her life and she brings a flask of tea when she goes to the games with her stepdad.

She added: "I feel sickened. I'm a true Red and it's cruel what she's done.

"For me to help someone else, as a personal assistant, that was making me feel good.

"I feel let down by her."

The Comerfords are set to contact Merseyside Police about the issue.

The case was presented to an LFC sanctions panel and the other fan was banned from Anfield and her membership cancelled.

A Liverpool FC spokesman said: "Reselling match tickets is illegal and all reported cases are thoroughly investigated by the club.

"Anyone who resells tickets risks a stadium ban from Anfield.”

Any qualifying disabled Liverpool fan is offered a free Personal Assistant ticket to accompany them to the game.