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Grenfell fraudster jailed for cheating charities and council out of £11,000
Anh Nhu Nguyen pretended his family died in the tragedy
Anh Nhu Nguyen (second left)

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.

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