Manchester United footballer Brandon Williams has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving after a crash in Cheshire.
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A man faked a DNA test to avoid paying child support after having a one-night stand.
William Boswarva told the baby's mother he 'wanted nothing to do' with them after she fell pregnant, the Liverpool Echo reports. He tried to offer her money for a termination before cutting contact.
But once the baby boy was born and the mother applied for child support, Boswarva was requested to carry out a DNA test.
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A court heard how he was said to have sent another man to complete it. He then blamed inconsistencies in the results on 'some kind of mix up'.
Boswarva has been on trial at Liverpool Crown Court this week accused of conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation. Today (April 4), the 29-year-old was convicted of this single count by a majority jury.
Jurors had previously been told how the case was 'not Jeremy Kyle' and 'not about deciding who the real father was'. The guilty verdict was delivered after three hours and 44 minutes of deliberations.
Boswarva was released on conditional bail by Recorder Neil Owen-Casey, who presided over the trial, ahead of his sentencing later this month. Jurors previously heard that the dad had attempted to put pressure on the child's mother in order to convince her to have an abortion and told her he wanted 'nothing to do' with the baby.
He discovered that the woman was pregnant when she uploaded a picture from a scan to Instagram following a one night stand. Boswarva was then said to have told her that he did not want a child and offered her money for a termination before cutting contact. She ultimately gave birth to a baby boy and later applied for child support.
But the defendant denied that he was the father and
Manchester United footballer Brandon Williams has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving after a crash in Cheshire.
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