MEDICAL BAG

MYSTERY SHOPPER

Kelly Snipes of Basildon, Essex, would frequently wake up to find emailed receipts for items she had bought online the previous night, purchases for which she had no recollection. Her nocturnal shopping sprees began seven years before, with the onset of sleep apnoea after the birth of her first son Henry. Sleep apnoea causes people to suffer breathing difficulties while asleep and can be responsible for a number of symptoms. Mrs Snipes, 38, had been a sleepwalker as a child and would wake to find doors and windows opened during the night, but the apnoea exacerbated the problem.

She spent £3,000 on various items, including a full-sized basketball