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John Darwin remanded in custody Court remands canoeist in custody
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A man presumed dead in a canoeing accident has been remanded in custody at Hartlepool Magistrates court. A man presumed dead in a canoeing accident has been remanded in custody.
John Darwin, 57, is accused of obtaining life insurance cash by deception and making an untrue statement to get a passport. John Darwin, 57, is accused of obtaining £25,000 life insurance policy by deception and making an untrue statement to get a passport.
He replied "correct" when asked to confirm his name. He replied "correct" when asked to confirm his name at Hartlepool Magistrates court.
No pleas were made and no application for bail was made. Mr Darwin is now due to make another appearance in court via a videolink on Friday.No pleas were made and no application for bail was made. Mr Darwin is now due to make another appearance in court via a videolink on Friday.
Mr Darwin was arrested at his son's house in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on Tuesday. Mr Darwin was arrested at his son's house in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on Tuesday. The canoeist was declared dead by the Hartlepool coroner in 2003.
His court appearance comes as police prepare to question Mr Darwin's wife, Anne, 55, who was arrested on suspicion of fraud after returning to the UK on Sunday. His court appearance comes as police question Mr Darwin's wife, Anne, 55, who was arrested on suspicion of fraud after returning to the UK on Sunday.
She recently moved to Panama after selling the couple's Teesside home.She recently moved to Panama after selling the couple's Teesside home.
Mrs Darwin, who was arrested at Manchester Airport, was taken to Hartlepool police station, where she was to undergo a medical examination before being questioned by detectives. Mrs Darwin, who was arrested at Manchester Airport, was taken to Hartlepool police station, where she underwent a medical examination on Sunday before being questioned by detectives on Monday.
It had been thought the former prison officer had died at sea after the remains of his canoe were found on a beach in Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, Teesside, in March 2002.It had been thought the former prison officer had died at sea after the remains of his canoe were found on a beach in Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, Teesside, in March 2002.
But he turned up at a north London police station on 1 December, claiming he could not remember what had happened to him.But he turned up at a north London police station on 1 December, claiming he could not remember what had happened to him.