Employee jailed for fraud after faking alleged workplace accident injury

An employee has been was jailed for fraud after claiming he was left wheelchair-bound by a workplace accident.

Tony Bailey claimed he was injured when he slipped at Fiddleford Mushrooms Limited in Dorset, in April 2002. There were no witnesses to the incident, but details were entered in the firm's accident book.

He filed a personal injuries claim and the firm's insurer, NFU Mutual, began an investigation.

Prosecutor Nigel Askham said Bailey claimed he was unable to walk and was inco... (170 more words)

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