Live Breaking News & Updates on Teesside Combined

Stay updated with breaking news from Teesside combined. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Four holiday sickness fraudsters jailed after being rumbled by Facebook photos


Four holiday sickness fraudsters jailed after being rumbled by Facebook photos
Simon Calder
© Provided by The Independent
Two men and two women from Middlesbrough have been jailed after making false claims for gastric illness on a Canary Islands holiday.
Anthony Byng, 66, Barbara Byng, 64, Christopher Byng, 38, and Linda Lane, 36, travelled with Jet2 Holidays to the Hotel Paradise Lago Taurito all-inclusive property in Gran Canaria in November 2016.
After their holiday in the resort of Mogan, the four holidaymakers issued court proceedings for thousands of pounds in compensation, claiming their holiday had been ruined by gastric illness.
The four claimed that they, and the two children they were travelling with, had suffered stomach cramps, sickness, diarrhoea, headaches and hot and cold sweats. No mention of any illness was made at the time. ....

Redcar And Cleveland , United Kingdom , Mark Gargan , Christopher Byng , Anthony Byng , Barbara Byng , Gran Canaria , Ministry Of Justice , Teesside Combined Court , Hotel Paradise Lago Taurito , Canary Islands , Linda Lane , Teesside Combined , United Kingdom Based , Fixed Recoverable Costs , ரெட்‌கார் மற்றும் கிளீவ்லேண்ட் , ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் , குறி கற்கண் , கிறிஸ்டோபர் பயங் , அந்தோணி பயங் , பார்பரா பயங் , அமைச்சகம் ஆஃப் நீதி , கேனரி தீவுகள் , லிண்டா சந்து , ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் அடிப்படையிலானது ,

Family sentenced over false Jet2 holiday sickness claims | Bradford Telegraph and Argus


A social media posts from Linda Lane discovered by Jet2, showing the family enjoying themselves on holiday despite claiming to be ill
FOUR fake sickness fraudsters from Middlesbrough have been sentenced to four months in prison, after conspiring to issue fraudulent compensation claims for gastric illness against Jet2holidays.
They have also been ordered to pay legal costs incurred by the Leeds Bradford Airport-based tour operator.
Christopher Byng, 38, Barbara Byng, 64, Linda Lane, 36, and Anthony Byng, 66, all from Middlesbrough, were convicted of contempt of court at Teesside Combined Court on February 26 after admitting to submitting false gastric illness claims which could have resulted in them getting a pay-out of tens of thousands of pounds, including solicitor costs. ....

Redcar And Cleveland , United Kingdom , Lago Taurito Waterpark , Mark Gargan , Christopher Byng , Anthony Byng , Barbara Byng , Horwich Farrelly , Gran Canaria , Teesside Combined Court , Teesside Combined Court On , Linda Lane , Paradise Lago Taurito , Teesside Combined , His Honour Judge Mark Gargan , ரெட்‌கார் மற்றும் கிளீவ்லேண்ட் , ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் , குறி கற்கண் , கிறிஸ்டோபர் பயங் , அந்தோணி பயங் , பார்பரா பயங் , ஹார்விச் ஃப்யாரிலீ , லிண்டா சந்து , அவரது மரியாதை நீதிபதி குறி கற்கண் ,