Senior army officer convicted of £48,000 Dorset boarding school fee fraud

Maj Gen Nick Welch believed to be the most senior officer to face court martial since 1815

A senior army officer has been found guilty of dishonestly claiming almost 50,000 in allowances to pay for his children's boarding school fees.

Maj Gen Nick Welch, who is believed to be the most senior officer to face court martial since 1815, was convicted of fraud following a four-week trial at Bulford military court in Wiltshire. He is due to be sentenced on Friday.