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Prosecutors quiz canoeist's wife Canoe wife 'did not want money'
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The wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin, accused of helping fake his death to claim £250,000, is being cross-examined by prosecutors. The wife of missing canoeist John Darwin, accused of helping fake his death to fraudulently claim £250,000, told jurors: "I didn't want the money".
Anne Darwin took the witness stand for the second time on Friday, as her trial at Teesside Crown Court entered its fifth day. During cross-examination by the prosecution, Anne Darwin said money was not important to her.
The jury has heard Mrs Darwin claim her husband was a domineering man who always got his own way. On the fifth day of her trial at Teesside Crown Court, she said she did not tell her sons their father was still alive because she felt trapped.
The 56-year-old denies deception and money-laundering charges.The 56-year-old denies deception and money-laundering charges.
John Darwin, who vanished from the sea close to his Hartlepool home in March 2002 only to reappear last Christmas, has admitted deception and will be sentenced later.John Darwin, who vanished from the sea close to his Hartlepool home in March 2002 only to reappear last Christmas, has admitted deception and will be sentenced later.