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| The wife of presumed dead canoeist John Darwin has been charged with two counts of deception. | The wife of presumed dead canoeist John Darwin has been charged with two counts of deception. |
| Cleveland Police said Anne Darwin, 55, would appear in court on Tuesday. | Cleveland Police said Anne Darwin, 55, would appear in court on Tuesday. |
| The charges relate to two sums of £25,000 and £137,000 that she is accused of dishonestly obtaining by money transfer in 2003. | |
| Mrs Darwin was arrested on Sunday after returning to the UK from Panama. Her husband has been charged with two offences and remanded in custody. | |
| The first charge facing Mr Darwin is that he fraudulently obtained £25,000 from Unat Direct Insurance Management Limited by deception, by falsely representing that he had been killed in an accident. | |
| The second charge he faces relates to making statements known to be untrue to obtain a passport. | |
| Mr Darwin went missing in March 2002 and was presumed to have drowned at sea near Hartlepool. |