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The wife of presumed dead canoeist John Darwin has been charged with two counts of deception. The wife of 'missing' canoeist John Darwin has been charged with two counts of deception.
Cleveland Police said Anne Darwin, 55, would appear in court on Tuesday.Cleveland Police said Anne Darwin, 55, would appear in court on Tuesday.
The charges relate to two sums of £25,000 and £137,000 that she is accused of dishonestly obtaining by money transfer in 2003. She is accused of dishonestly obtaining £25,000 in life insurance and a further sum of £137,000, both by money transfer in 2003.
Mrs Darwin was arrested on Sunday after returning to the UK from Panama. Her husband has been charged with two offences and remanded in custody. Mrs Darwin was arrested on Sunday after returning to the UK from Panama. Mr Darwin, 57, has been charged with two offences and remanded in custody.
The first charge facing Mr Darwin is that he fraudulently obtained £25,000 from Unat Direct Insurance Management Limited by deception, by falsely representing that he had been killed in an accident. The first charge he faces is that he fraudulently obtained £25,000 from Unat Direct Insurance Management Limited by deception, by falsely representing that he had been killed in an accident.
The second charge he faces relates to making statements known to be untrue to obtain a passport. Presumed drowned
Mr Darwin went missing in March 2002 and was presumed to have drowned at sea near Hartlepool. His second charge relates to making statements known to be untrue to obtain a passport.
Mr Darwin, a former prison officer, went missing in March 2002 and was presumed to have drowned at sea near Hartlepool.
But he walked into a London police station on 1 December, saying he could not remember what had happened to him.
Mrs Darwin was arrested at Manchester Airport and will appear before Hartlepool Magistrates' Court.
She had moved to Panama after selling the family home in Seaton Carew.