“I come a different academic background because I am from India,” she explained. “There, we are very exam-focussed and so I was not familiar with the procedure in the UK for doing this kind of work.

“I admitted I made a mistake but I didn’t realise the magnitude of what I had done. I am devastated, it has been so stressful and I had to resign my job.

“We’ve spent £10,000 on legal fees, I simply cannot afford to appeal the decision.”