Man wanted for more than five years admits fraud offences
A man who was wanted for more than five years for fraud offences has admitted the charges.
Steven Drinkwater was first circulated as being wanted by police in 2019.
Following tips from the public, he was arrested in Devon on Sunday.
The 46-year-old took cash from relatives arranging funerals and headstones between 2013 and 2015.
Drinkwater, of Ottery St Mary in Devon, was charged yesterday with eight counts of fraud and was remanded to appear before Wolverhampton Magistrates Court today.
He pleaded guilty to all eight charges and will be sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on February 6.
