Fraudster Anh Nhu Nguyen, 52, pretended his family died in Grenfell fire to get £12.5k from victim fund



Anh Nhu Nguyen had falsely claimed he'd lost all his worldly possessions in the disaster - which killed at least 80 people

A SERIAL conman has admitted to pretending his family died in the Grenfell Tower fire to get £12,500 from the victim relief fund.

Anh Nhu Nguyen, 52, even shook Prince Charles' hand as the royal met with victims, with the man having claimed he had lost his wife and son in the fatal blaze.


A huge relief effort was organised for those who lost loved ones or were made homeless

He described cutting up towels and wetting them to cover his face before waking his wife and 12-year-old son and leading the way out of the flat 17.

He told Sky: "The smoke was like fog. You couldn't see anything, it was very hot."

Nguyen also described climbing over dead bodies to escape, saying: "I'm sad, I'm angry, I cry. It's terrible for everyone who lost family that day."

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/482823...n-victim-fund/