British conman Hendy-Freegard jailed for six years for ramming French police

The French prosecutor said he had turned a rural area into a "bewildering scene worthy of Mad Max".

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Robert Hendy-Freegard, 53, had moved to a rural area of central France to breed beagles illegally several years ago under a false name.

Neighbours had already been suspicious of him before two Netflix documentaries highlighted his activities as a conman.

Hendy-Freegard had posed as an MI5 spy to con women and students out of £1m, but he was released after four years when some of his convictions were overturned on appeal.

Representing himself at the court in Gueret, he said he had not been aggressive but he was worried sick.

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