Bogus Bond conman faces life in jail

AN “evil” conman who posed as a bogus MI5 spy telling tales of shadowy IRA killers during a decade-long “odyssey of deceit” was facing a life term last night.

Robert Hendy-Freegard, 34, ruthlessly commandeered the lives of eight people and systematically exploited their weaknesses with a cocktail of “devious charm” and James Bond-type tales of shadowy IRA killers.

Six were women, all were seduced - he was bedding five at the same time - and most got engaged to him.