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| Canoeist sons 'victims of scam' | Canoeist sons 'victims of scam' |
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| The sons of "missing" canoeist John Darwin say they feel like they have been "the victims of a large scam". | The sons of "missing" canoeist John Darwin say they feel like they have been "the victims of a large scam". |
| In a statement, Anthony and Mark Darwin asked how their mother Anne could have let them believe their father was dead for five years. | In a statement, Anthony and Mark Darwin asked how their mother Anne could have let them believe their father was dead for five years. |
| Mr Darwin reappeared after disappearing in 2002 off the coast of Hartlepool in an apparent canoeing tragedy. | Mr Darwin reappeared after disappearing in 2002 off the coast of Hartlepool in an apparent canoeing tragedy. |
| He was arrested by Cleveland Police on suspicion of fraud after walking into a London police station at the weekend. | He was arrested by Cleveland Police on suspicion of fraud after walking into a London police station at the weekend. |
| In the statement, released through Cleveland Police, the pair said they had been through a "rollercoaster of emotion" since their father's reappearance. | |
| They said: "Having seen the recent media speculation surrounding our parents ever since our dad was arrested, we are very much in an angry and confused state of mind. | |
| There has been no independent verification of the Mirror's photo | |
| "In the short space of time following our dad's appearance in London on Saturday, we have gone through a rollercoaster of emotion. | |
| "From the height of elation at finding him to be alive to the depths of despair at the recent stories of fraud and these latest pictures. And the shock of being thrust into the media spotlight. | |
| "If the papers' allegations of a confession from our mam are true then we very much feel that we have been the victims in a large scam. | |
| "How could our mam continue to let us believe our dad had died when he was very much alive?" | |
| Newspapers have reported that Mr Darwin's wife Anne has admitted that a photo apparently taken in Panama last year and published in the Daily Mirror, is genuine. | |
| Mr Darwin has been declared medically fit by detectives on Teesside and is facing questioning later. |