Delivery drivers without business use insurance will never curry favour with Greater Manchester Police...
23.02.2022 - 21:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A fraudster footballer took out an insurance policy minutes after crashing his BMW into three parked cars - then lied about when the accident happened.
Pa Omar Mbowe, 25, bought a one-hour insurance policy following the four-car smash in south Manchester.
He ploughed his BMW 116i Sport into the back of one parked car, which bounced into the next car and then into another vehicle.
The footballer, who has played professionally for clubs including Macclesfield Town, took out the policy between 6.20am and 7.20am.
READ MORE: 'Lovely' mum-of-two, 26, found dead at house in Manchester in murder investigation
He claimed the crash happened when he tried to avoid a pothole while travelling through Hulme at 6.35am - just 15 minutes after the policy started.
But the next day, the insurance company was contacted by another firm who claimed Mbowe had been involved in an accident with one of their policyholders after falling asleep at the wheel at 7am.
These discrepancies, paired with the fact Mbowe's policy had been taken out minutes before the accident, prompted the insurer to refer the case to the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED).
An investigation discovered a vehicle crash report had also been made to Greater Manchester Police at 6.17am on April 29, 2018 - proving Mbowe fiddled the timings so it looked like he was insured at the time, according to police.
However, the footballer showed remorse for his actions after admitting the offence during an interview with detectives.
He told them he had already given money to the owners of the damaged vehicles, police said today.
Mbowe was handed a conditional caution under the agreement he would cover the costs of repairing two of the cars and any losses to the insurer of
Delivery drivers without business use insurance will never curry favour with Greater Manchester Police...
A charity football match that will see former professionals take on celebrities is taking place next month to mark the fifth anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing.
The Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley is on a mission to help others to find the love of their life after she 'visualised' her husband Phil and he sent her a text introducing himself.
Emmerdale fans were disappointed on Tuesday night as they were unable to get their soap fix due to a schedule change because of the football. Due to ITV’s live coverage of the FA Cup, where Peterborough United play Manchester City, it clashes directly with the popular soap with a schedule shake-up this week.
Greater Manchester's 'worst football team' who lost 26-0 in a game are being put through their paces by Jimmy Bullard after a desperate appeal to help improve their fortunes.
A driver was arrested after allegedly crashing a stolen Range Rover into a parked car.
Manchester City footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko embraced with Everton player Vitaliy Mykolenko as their teams went head to head in a Premier League match on Saturday 26 February after their homeland of Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Oleksandr, 25, who is now reportedly on £20,00 a week at Manchester City, lives in the affluent village of Hale Barns near Altrincham in Greater Manchester, with his TV presenter and journalist wife Vlada Shcheglova along with their six month old daughter.