Anne Darwin begged forgiveness from prison, say sons

Read Anne Darwin's letter in full The sons of John and Anne Darwin, the couple jailed for a £250,000 life insurance fraud, revealed today that their mother wrote a letter from prison pleading forgiveness. Anne Darwin, sentenced last week to six-and-a-half years for her role in covering up the scam, in which her husband feigned death in a canoeing accident, wrote: “I hope that one day you will find it in your heart to forgive me and dad.” But Mark and Anthony Darwin, speaking for the first time since their parents were jailed last week, told of their continued sense of betrayal after being allowed to live for six years believing that their father had gone missing at sea. In reality, the couple claimed his life insurance and moved to Panama to start a new life. John Darwin was sentenced to six years in prison. Anthony, 29, an... [read full story]