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| 'Missing' man charged by police | 'Missing' man charged by police |
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| Police have charged a canoeist, who was presumed drowned in 2002 but reappeared this month, with two offences. | Police have charged a canoeist, who was presumed drowned in 2002 but reappeared this month, with two offences. |
| John Darwin, 57, vanished from the Hartlepool area in March 2002, but walked into a police station on 1 December, claiming amnesia. | John Darwin, 57, vanished from the Hartlepool area in March 2002, but walked into a police station on 1 December, claiming amnesia. |
| He was charged with obtaining a money transfer by deception and making an untrue statement to obtain a passport. | He was charged with obtaining a money transfer by deception and making an untrue statement to obtain a passport. |
| Cleveland police said he will remain in custody until he appears at Hartlepool Magistrates' Court on Monday. | Cleveland police said he will remain in custody until he appears at Hartlepool Magistrates' Court on Monday. |
| Appeal to wife | Appeal to wife |
| Mr Darwin was declared dead by the Hartlepool coroner in 2003. | Mr Darwin was declared dead by the Hartlepool coroner in 2003. |
| Detective Sergeant Iain Henderson said Mr Darwin was "fit and well" in custody on Saturday night. | Detective Sergeant Iain Henderson said Mr Darwin was "fit and well" in custody on Saturday night. |
| He said police would apply to the court to continue to hold Mr Darwin. | He said police would apply to the court to continue to hold Mr Darwin. |
| Police also want to speak to his wife Anne, 55. | Police also want to speak to his wife Anne, 55. |
| Det Sgt Henderson said police did not know when she intends to return to the UK. | Det Sgt Henderson said police did not know when she intends to return to the UK. |
| The couple were photographed in Panama last year | The couple were photographed in Panama last year |
| Speaking at a press conference, he said: "We would ask Mrs Darwin, if she's watching this, to make contact with the police and to approach us at the earliest opportunity so we can speak to her. | Speaking at a press conference, he said: "We would ask Mrs Darwin, if she's watching this, to make contact with the police and to approach us at the earliest opportunity so we can speak to her. |
| "Cleveland Police will be making enquiries to trace her and speak to her regarding the investigation." | "Cleveland Police will be making enquiries to trace her and speak to her regarding the investigation." |
| Mrs Darwin recently moved to Panama, having sold the family home in Seaton Carew. A photo showed the couple together in Panama last year, but has not been independently verified. | |
| She is currently thought to be in Miami but is expected to return to the UK this weekend. | She is currently thought to be in Miami but is expected to return to the UK this weekend. |
| Their sons Anthony and Mark earlier released a statement, saying they had been through a "rollercoaster of emotions" after finding out their father was alive. | Their sons Anthony and Mark earlier released a statement, saying they had been through a "rollercoaster of emotions" after finding out their father was alive. |