Three men handed extended jail terms in England after wrongful coronavirus convictions

Warwickshire Police said five charges yet to go before the courts have been dropped.

Three men in England were given extra jail time after being wrongly convicted under new coronavirus laws, an investigation by the PA news agency has revealed.

Patrick Ward, 31, Jonathon Ward, 24, and a 30-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, each pleaded guilty to a Coronavirus Act 2020 offence at Coventry Magistrates’ Court on March 30.