A SERIAL conman who pretended his family died in the Grenfell Tower fire to get his hands on thousands of pounds meant for the victims was jailed for 21 months today.
Anh Nhu Nguyen was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court for cheating charities and the Kensington and Chelsea Council of about £11,270.
Mr Nguyen span lies to family liaison officers and journalists, describing how he and his family wrapped themselves in sheets and towels before he lost sight of them in the smoke-filled stairwell on the night of last year’s June 14 inferno.
YVETTE WILLIAMS and JOE DELANEY dissect the institutional dawdling that rubbed salt into the Grenfell open wounds prolonging the agony of survivors
As we approach the half-anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, the community gathers to remember loved ones while grappling with mixed emotions surrounding the ongoing deconstruction of the tower and the hopeful plans for a memorial, writes EMMA DENT COAD


