News about Nick Tucker

A retired British Army Major has been ordered to pay more than £145,000 after defrauding a cadet army to fund his'spiraling' gambling addiction. According to a court, Major Thomas Meggison had repeatedly searched the bank account of the cadets he was in charge of for 18 months to pay off his own debts and conceal his gambling habits from his wife. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Army Cadet Force had to suspend their children's activities due to a lack of funds as a result of this 'detrimental theft' from their executive officer. The 62-year-old made more than 30 payments to himself and even paid an £8,000 deposit on a house for his son and daughter-in-law. The Iraq war veteran must now pay the huge sum back in three months or face three years in jail, according to a Winchester crown court judge.

Shane Donovan, a Andover, Hampshire, pleaded guilty at Winchester Crown Court to the murderer of 62-year-old John Carroll, who died at the Tesco Extra store in Andover on July 29 2021. Despite not being disabled, Donovan's companion Leon Fitzpatrick began using the wheelchair, according to the court.