A British man who sent hoax e-mails to family and friends of people missing in the tsunami disaster falsely confirming their deaths was jailed today for six months.

A VICTIM of a tsunami disaster hoaxer yesterday condemned the "sick prank" which told relatives of those missing in Asia that their loved ones had been found dead.

A father of two admitted today that he sent a string of hoax emails to friends and relatives of people missing following the Asian tsunami disaster.