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| Police release new canoeist photo | Police release new canoeist photo |
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| Police have released a photograph which they believe may show canoeist John Darwin during the five years that he was missing, presumed dead. | Police have released a photograph which they believe may show canoeist John Darwin during the five years that he was missing, presumed dead. |
| Mr Darwin has appeared in court, accused of making an untrue statement to get a passport and obtaining £25,000 in life insurance by deception. | |
| Mr Darwin's wife Anne, 55, was arrested on suspicion of fraud on Sunday. | Mr Darwin's wife Anne, 55, was arrested on suspicion of fraud on Sunday. |
| Police said there was nothing to suggest that the couple's two sons were anything other than "victims". | |
| Det Supt Tony Hutchinson of Cleveland Police said the photo showed Mr Darwin with a "large bushy beard". | |
| 'Dreadfully sorry' | 'Dreadfully sorry' |
| During a press conference, Mr Hutchinson added Mr Darwin may have used the name John Jones, and urged any members of the public who remembered him to come forward. | |
| They have believed for the last five years their father's dead Det Supt Tony Hutchinson on Anthony and Mark Darwin | |
| He expressed sorrow for Mr and Mrs Darwin's sons, Anthony and Mark, who he described as "victims". | |
| "If that is the case, they have been duped in what can only be described as a really disgraceful fashion," he added. | "If that is the case, they have been duped in what can only be described as a really disgraceful fashion," he added. |
| "They have believed for the last five years their father was dead. | "They have believed for the last five years their father was dead. |
| "So I feel dreadfully, dreadfully sorry for them." | "So I feel dreadfully, dreadfully sorry for them." |
| Mrs Darwin has been questioned by officers at Hartlepool police station after returning from Panama. | Mrs Darwin has been questioned by officers at Hartlepool police station after returning from Panama. |
| Mr Hutchinson said that on the journey to Cleveland she "was pale, drawn and very quiet - which is understandable". | Mr Hutchinson said that on the journey to Cleveland she "was pale, drawn and very quiet - which is understandable". |
| Earlier, Mr Darwin was remanded in custody at Hartlepool Magistrates' Court. | Earlier, Mr Darwin was remanded in custody at Hartlepool Magistrates' Court. |
| He spoke only to reply "correct" when asked to confirm his name. | He spoke only to reply "correct" when asked to confirm his name. |
| Mr Darwin will make another appearance in court via a videolink on Friday. He was arrested at his son's house in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on Tuesday. | Mr Darwin will make another appearance in court via a videolink on Friday. He was arrested at his son's house in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on Tuesday. |
| The canoeist was declared dead by the Hartlepool coroner in 2003. | The canoeist was declared dead by the Hartlepool coroner in 2003. |
| Anne Darwin is being interviewed by police after returning to the UK | |
| Mr Darwin appeared in the dock accompanied by a single security guard during the brief magistrates' court hearing. | Mr Darwin appeared in the dock accompanied by a single security guard during the brief magistrates' court hearing. |
| The first charge he faces is that on 16 May 2003 he fraudulently obtained £25,000 from Unat Direct Insurance Management Limited by deception, by falsely representing that he had been killed in an accident on or about 21 March 2002. | The first charge he faces is that on 16 May 2003 he fraudulently obtained £25,000 from Unat Direct Insurance Management Limited by deception, by falsely representing that he had been killed in an accident on or about 21 March 2002. |
| The second charge he faces relates to making statements known to be untrue to obtain a passport. | The second charge he faces relates to making statements known to be untrue to obtain a passport. |
| Mr Darwin did not enter a plea and there was no application for bail made. | Mr Darwin did not enter a plea and there was no application for bail made. |
| Re-appearance | |
| The chairman of the bench, Alan Langshaw, said the case was so serious it could only be dealt with by a crown court. | The chairman of the bench, Alan Langshaw, said the case was so serious it could only be dealt with by a crown court. |
| Mrs Darwin, who was arrested at Manchester Airport, recently moved to Panama after selling the couple's Teesside home. | Mrs Darwin, who was arrested at Manchester Airport, recently moved to Panama after selling the couple's Teesside home. |
| She was taken to Hartlepool police station after her return to the UK, where she was questioned by detectives. | She was taken to Hartlepool police station after her return to the UK, where she was questioned by detectives. |
| It had been thought that Mr Darwin, a 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 that Mr Darwin, a 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. |