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"Missing canoeist" John Darwin and his wife Anne are due to appear before Hartlepool magistrates by separate video links to face deception charges."Missing canoeist" John Darwin and his wife Anne are due to appear before Hartlepool magistrates by separate video links to face deception charges.
Mr Darwin is accused of fraudulently obtaining £25,000 from an insurance firm after he vanished in 2002 and of making a false claim to get a passport.Mr Darwin is accused of fraudulently obtaining £25,000 from an insurance firm after he vanished in 2002 and of making a false claim to get a passport.
His 55-year-old wife is accused of obtaining £162,000 by deception.His 55-year-old wife is accused of obtaining £162,000 by deception.
Mr Darwin, 57, was thought to have drowned in a canoeing accident in 2002 but reappeared on 1 December. Mr Darwin, 57, was thought to have died in a canoeing accident off Seaton Carew in 2002 but reappeared on 1 December.
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He walked into a London police station saying he could not remember what had happened to him.He walked into a London police station saying he could not remember what had happened to him.
The first charge Mr Darwin, a former prison officer, 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 first charge Mr Darwin, a former prison officer, 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.
His second charge relates to making statements known to be untrue to obtain a passport.His second charge relates to making statements known to be untrue to obtain a passport.
Mrs Darwin is accused of using the story that her husband was killed in an accident to obtain a £25,000 money transfer on 16 May 2003.Mrs Darwin is accused of using the story that her husband was killed in an accident to obtain a £25,000 money transfer on 16 May 2003.
She is also accused of using the same story to obtain £137,000 on 29 May 2003.She is also accused of using the same story to obtain £137,000 on 29 May 2003.
Since her husband's disappearance Mrs Darwin had sold the family home, in Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, and moved to Panama. Since her husband's disappearance Mrs Darwin had sold the family home, in Seaton Carew and moved to Panama.
Following his reappearance, she flew back to England on 9 December and was arrested at Manchester Airport.Following his reappearance, she flew back to England on 9 December and was arrested at Manchester Airport.
They are both being held in custody.They are both being held in custody.