What I can’t understand is how they could do this to their two sons? Mark and Anthony, who lived for four years thinking their Dad had died in a canoeing accident. How could any mother put her children through such a horrific ordeal? I can’t begin to imagine what sort of person she must be, and I wouldn’t ever be able to forgive her for putting money before me like that.

Both of them deserve harsher sentences; six years? That’s hardly anything. Not only have they victimised their sons, but have wasted thousands of pounds of Public Money, which was spent on the rescue search which ensued John’s disappearance. Throw the book at them.

JK