By Press Association 2021
Floral tributes placed around the memorial to honour Pc Keith Palmer (Aaron Chown/PA)
A man who tried to frame his landlady’s partner for inciting the terrorist murder of Pc Keith Palmer in revenge over a faulty boiler has been jailed for more than three years.
Gerald Banyard, 67, sent two packages to police in the aftermath of the March 22 2017 Westminster attack suggesting Ian Anderson-Boles had links with Khalid Masood.
Masood, 52, ploughed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, killing four, before smashing into railings outside the Palace of Westminster, where he was shot dead by police after stabbing to death unarmed Pc Palmer, 48.
A MAN who tried to frame his landlady’s partner for inciting the terrorist murder of Pc Keith Palmer in revenge over a faulty boiler has been jailed for more than three years. Gerald Banyard, 67, sent two packages to police in the aftermath of the March 22 2017 Westminster attack suggesting Ian Anderson-Boles had links with Khalid Masood. Masood, 52, ploughed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, killing four, before smashing into railings outside the Palace of Westminster, where he was shot dead by police after stabbing to death unarmed Pc Palmer, 48. Gerald Banyard, 67 Eight days after the attack, Banyard sent a package to Brighton police station which claimed to be from an American tourist called Kevin who had found a suspicious note in his hotel room.
Gerald Banyard A man who tried to frame his landlady’s partner for inciting the terrorist murder of Pc Keith Palmer in revenge over a faulty boiler has been jailed for more than three years. Gerald Banyard, 67, sent two packages to police in the aftermath of the March 22 2017 Westminster attack suggesting Ian Anderson-Boles had links with Khalid Masood. Masood, 52, ploughed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, killing four, before smashing into railings outside the Palace of Westminster, where he was shot dead by police after stabbing to death unarmed Pc Palmer, 48. Eight days after the attack, Banyard sent a package to Brighton police station which claimed to be from an American tourist called Kevin who had found a suspicious note in his hotel room.
Deviousâ liar tried to frame innocent man for terrorist murder of cop
Gerald Banyard sent two packages to police suggesting that his landlady s partner had links with Khalid Masood, the terrorist responsible for killing PC Keith Palmer in 2017
17:19, 20 MAY 2021
Banyard, 67, has been sentenced to three years and two months in jail (Image: Met Police)
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image captionGerald Banyard was found guilty of perverting the course of justice
A man who tried to frame his landlady s partner for inciting the terrorist murder of PC Keith Palmer in revenge over a faulty boiler has been jailed.
Gerald Banyard, 67, sent two packages to police in the aftermath of the 2017 Westminster attack suggesting Ian Anderson-Boles had links to the killer.
Southwark Crown Court heard how Banyard wanted to ruin his life over the feud.
Banyard, of Whalley, Lancashire, was jailed for three years and two months for perverting the course of justice. Truly devious
In May 2017, Khalid Masood, 52, ploughed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, killing four people and injuring 50 more, before stabbing PC Palmer, 48, to death.