Detective says fraudster solicitors' spelling mistake was an error of omission 

Former solicitors Keith Flynn and Lyndsey Clarke, who were jailed for four years and two years respectively. Picture: Cork Courts Limited

The detective garda who brought fraudsters Keith Flynn and Lyndsey Clarke to justice has revealed that the spelling mistake which initially alerted a Bank of Ireland fraud official wasn't one they made — but instead one they forgot to remove.

Speaking in detail about the case to the Irish Examiner, Det Garda Alan McCarthy of Anglesea St Garda Station said the former solicitors had downloaded a template for a Virgin Media utility bill, but omitted to remove a spelling mistake in the template, while they filled out the remainder of the fake bill — using six different false identities — correctly.