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Barrister Peter Barnett 'may have cost Chiltern Railways £23k in unpaid fares' | Barrister Peter Barnett 'may have cost Chiltern Railways £23k in unpaid fares' |
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A barrister who avoided paying train tickets could have cost a rail company £23,000 a court has heard. | A barrister who avoided paying train tickets could have cost a rail company £23,000 a court has heard. |
It is claimed Peter Barnett, 43, boarded trains at Haddenham and Thame Parkway without a ticket and used an Oyster card to "tap out" at Marylebone. | It is claimed Peter Barnett, 43, boarded trains at Haddenham and Thame Parkway without a ticket and used an Oyster card to "tap out" at Marylebone. |
Chiltern Railways claims it lost £23,000. Barnett, who admits fraud, said it was £10,000 once leave was taken into consideration. | Chiltern Railways claims it lost £23,000. Barnett, who admits fraud, said it was £10,000 once leave was taken into consideration. |
The case at Westminster Magistrates' Court was adjourned until 27 July. | The case at Westminster Magistrates' Court was adjourned until 27 July. |
Suspect 'ran off' | |
Chiltern Railways has been urged to calculate the exact loss to the company before the case can proceed. | Chiltern Railways has been urged to calculate the exact loss to the company before the case can proceed. |
The court was told Barnett, from Oxford, was stopped by a ticket inspector at Marylebone station and asked where he travelled from. | The court was told Barnett, from Oxford, was stopped by a ticket inspector at Marylebone station and asked where he travelled from. |
When he claimed to have travelled from Wembley, instead of Haddenham and Thame Parkway in Oxford, the inspector became suspicious and Barnett ran off. | When he claimed to have travelled from Wembley, instead of Haddenham and Thame Parkway in Oxford, the inspector became suspicious and Barnett ran off. |
He handed himself in later that day. | He handed himself in later that day. |
Barnett admits six counts of fraud by false representation between April 2012 and November last year. | Barnett admits six counts of fraud by false representation between April 2012 and November last year. |
He has been released on unconditional bail. | He has been released on unconditional bail. |
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