Farmer accused of trying to extort £1.4m from Tesco by contaminating baby food

Nigel Wright, 45, from Lincolnshire, allegedly claimed to have planted jars laced with metal in numerous stores

A sheep farmer allegedly tried to extort cryptocurrency from Tesco in exchange for revealing in which of its stores he had planted jars of baby food laced with metal, a court has heard.

Nigel Wright, 45, from Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, is accused of bombarding the supermarket chain with letters and emails in the name of Guy Brush" between May 2018 and February 2020.