Serial conman admits pretending his family died in the Grenfell Tower fire

A serial conman has admitted pretending his family died in the Grenfell Tower fire to obtain around £12,500 meant for the victims.

Anh Nhu Nguyen claimed his wife and son were killed in the fire in June and was photographed beside the Prince of Wales when he met survivors.

He posed as a victim of the disaster for almost two weeks and was given around £12,500 from charities and Kensington and Chelsea Council.

Nguyen was given a hotel room, clothing, food, electrical items and money after posing as one of the survivors.

He was discovered to be a fake when he gave several different flat numbers, some of which did not exist and one where a real victim lived.