Jail for £29k benefit cheat

David Crellin has been sentenced to 20 months in jail after claiming the 'highest rate mobility component' of Disability Living Allowance.

He had said he had severely restricted mobility, and could only walk a short distance with the aid of a stick.

Crellin claimed a total of £29,141 from September 1993. But as a waste disposal officer for Knowsley Council, he would load up to 2.5 tonnes of rubbish into his truck each day. And his evening job saw him walk up to two miles a day guarding premises - on one occasion, sufficiently able to beat a man.