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British conman sentenced to six years for ramming police with car in France

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British conman sentenced to six years for ramming police with car in France



Robert Hendy-Freegard, the subject of a Netflix documentary, injured two gendarmes at his home in 2022A British conman who featured in a Netflix documentary has been sentenced to six years in prison by a French court for deliberately ramming two police officers with his car as he attempted a getaway.Robert Hendy-Freegard, 53, nicknamed the Puppet Master because of his career as a serial swindler, made his escape after injuring the gendarmes at his home in the Creuse in central France. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/06/british-conman-accused-of-ramming-police-with-car-goes-on-trial-in-france

Author : Kim Willsher in Paris

Publish date : 2025-02-06 20:48:14

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