Canoe sons' Anger at 'Betrayal'

As would be expected, the two sons of the so-called 'missing' canoeist are angry with their mother and father for lying about his death. Darwin disappeared in 2002 after a canoeing trip, when his wife claimed he had drowned. It turned out they had been living comfortably in...

Back-from-the-dead canoeist pleads guilty to fraud

John Darwin, the canoeist who "came back from the dead" five years after he was believed drowned, has pleaded guilty to seven fraud charges. " At a hearing at Leeds Crown Court, Mr Darwin, 57, denied nine other charges of using criminal property, while his wife Anne, 55,...

Canoe couple face fresh fraud charges

More trouble for the "back from the dead" canoeist John Darwin and his wife Anne. "John and Anne Darwin have been charged with additional counts of deception and will appear at Hartlepool Magistrates' Court in the morning, Cleveland Police said. Mr Darwin, 57, a former prison...

Canoeist's wife charged

A further twist in the saga of the "canoeist who came back from the dead": Police in the UK have now charged John Darwin's wife with two deception offences."Anne Darwin, 55, is due in court in Hartlepool, Teesside, on Tuesday. She is accused of dishonestly obtaining £25,000...

'Dead' canoeist to be charged

"Police are to charge 'dead' canoeist, a week after he resurfaced claiming to have forgotten everything since vanishing five years ago. Cleveland Police in northeastern England, where the 57-year-old has been questioned since his arrest last week, made the decision hours...