Man jailed for charity fraud

Gary Neville, from Cupar Way, Belfast, raised £930 at a charity fundraising music night he organised last year.

He was prosecuted for failing to give the cash to the Neuroblastoma Children’s Cancer charity.

Neville’s solicitor told the court his 33-year-old client was “utterly ashamed” of his actions.

The lawyer said he had got into financial difficulty and was under threat of eviction from his home.

He added that Neville had written a letter of apology to the Knox family.

Sentencing him to eight months in prison, the judge said it was absolutely shocking he would use circumstances such as a child’s death for financial gain.

Neville, who is currently in prison for other offences, was told his term will run concurrently with his sentence.