Tuesday 5 September 2017

Zimbabwean women in London Grenfell Tower Scandal

Zimbabwean Woman, Joyce Msokeri 46, 'stayed at Hilton hotel as part of £10,000 help from Grenfell survivors fund after lying that her husband had been killed in tower block blaze and her child was fighting for life' she apprered at Westminster Magistrates Court on yesterday morning • She allegedly said husband perished in blaze for cash, clothes, food and hotel • South Londoner also claimed that her son was left in intensive care after the fire • Msokeri, whose given address is 12 miles from tower, was remanded in custody • She was charged with 5 counts of fraud linked to worst fire in modern history Prosecutors allege she falsely claimed that she managed to flee the blaze but said her husband died in the tower inferno while her son was gravely injured. The court heard Msokeri made substantial claims on the basis she was a survivor of the fire, including £10,000 in cash and other donations. She did not enter a plea and a judge remanded her in custody for her own safety to appear at Southwark Crown Court on October 3. Msokeri is charged with making false claims to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to secure cash and accommodation between June 14 and 29. Another charge alleges she did the same again to the council to secure accommodation. She is also accused of doing the same to charities to gain clothing, footwear, food and electronic equipment. Msokeri is also accused of making false representations, between July 30 and September 4, to the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital that she was the wife of a man called Juna Hanlon. Another charge alleges she made false representations to St Charles’ Hospital. She is also accused of making false claims to the taxman, HMRC, between July 30 and September 4, that she was a Grenfell Tower resident on June 14 – the day of the fire. And she is also charged with making false claims to a GP surgery in Kensington during the same time frame. She was arrested on July 25 and charged on Monday before being kept in custody overnight. Msokeri indicated not guilty pleas to the charges.

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