Article 637BT Netflix’s ‘ultimate conman’ arrested in Belgium while on the run

Netflix’s ‘ultimate conman’ arrested in Belgium while on the run

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Kim Willsher
from World news | The Guardian on (#637BT)

Robert Hendy-Freegard faces possible attempted murder charges after injuring two French police officers

A British conman who had been on the run for more than a week after injuring two French police officers has been arrested in Belgium.

Robert Hendy-Freegard, a convicted fraudster who was the subject of a Netflix documentary, is facing possible attempted murder charges. He is expected to appear before a Belgian judge on Saturday before his extradition to France.

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