Man jailed for tsunami hoaxes
24/01/2005 15:18  - (SA)  

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Man sends bogus tsunami mails

London - A British man was jailed for six months on Monday for sending hoax e-mails to friends and relatives of people missing in the Indian Ocean tsunami, claiming they were dead.

Christopher Pierson, 40, pleaded guilty earlier this month to charges of causing a public nuisance and "malicious" communication for sending 35 e-mails purporting to be from the British Foreign Office.

He was sentenced on Monday, a spokesperson for the central London court told reporters.

- AFP

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