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Man jailed for missing pet scam blackmailed victim again days after release

Man jailed for missing pet scam blackmailed victim again days after release



Brandon Woolveridge was let out of prison under the government’s early release schemeA man who was let out of prison under the government’s early release scheme, after being jailed for blackmailing people over their missing pets, went on to blackmail one of his previous victims within a fortnight of being freed.Brandon Woolveridge, 25, had been jailed for 42 months at Preston crown court in October last year. On Friday, he was jailed for 27 months at the same court for what judge Heather Lloyd described as offence with an “identical modus operandi”. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/25/brandon-woolveridge-out-of-jail-early-blackmail-previous-victim

Author : Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent

Publish date : 2024-10-25 12:47:06

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