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Police back canoe fraud terms

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The lengthy jail terms handed down to a man and a wife who faked his death in a canoe accident reflect the severity of the crime, police have said.

Anne Darwin and her husband John both received sentences in excess of six years for the £250,000 fraud.

Detective Inspector Andy Greenwood gave his reaction outside Teesside Crown Court.

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