A man has been imprisoned after he claimed to have been a resident of Grenfell Tower to defraud a London council of nearly £32,000. The council spent £31,776.59 providing Brimer with four-star accommodation and food from July to December 2017. Detective Constable Lucy Hall said: "Brimer was never a resident of Grenfell Tower and using this tragedy as a way to receive free accommodation and food at the cost of the council is completely despicable and appalling. "He even had the audacity to complain about his initial accommodation and was moved to a second hotel. "Brimer's behaviour compounds the upset of individuals who have been traumatised by the Grenfell fire and is disrespectful to the victims who he claimed he was living with."

Source: Irish Independent March 21, 2020 07:30 UTC