Six-year jail terms for 'canoe-con' Darwins

"Back-from-the-dead" canoeist John Darwin and his wife Anne were each jailed for more than six years today for carrying out a £250,000 (€316,795) con by faking his death in a canoeing accident.

The 56-year-old wife was convicted by a jury of six counts of fraud and nine of money laundering today, while the husband admitted fraud at an earlier hearing.