Grenfell Tower scammer given five years

Moses Ettiene, 49, gave a floor level number which did not exist to guarantee support after the staggering fire, at that point said he couldn't uncover the genuine location as a result of his "top mystery" work.

He was given a sentence of five years at Isleworth Crown Court on Thursday in the wake of being indicted for one check of extortion following a preliminary.

Proof amid the preliminary demonstrated he really ran a second-hand garments slow down, as indicated by the Metropolitan Police.

Ettiene, of Southall, west London, got an aggregate of £47,415.75 worth of sustenance and settlement at the Park Plaza Hotel.

During the trial, Ettiene said he refused to give police his flat number because he was "bound by secrecy".

He said he was unsure whether or not his collection of "secret" files was destroyed in the fire in June 2017, which killed 72 people.