Dentist in Pounds 1.8m Scam Is Jailed ; Five Years for Faking His Own Death

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A debt-ridden former dentist who faked his own death so his family could claim Pounds 1.8 million in life insurance was yesterday jailed for five years.

Neil McClaren, who worked in Barnstaple for six years, claimed he had been trying to evade his family who were trying to kill him because he had converted from Islam to Christianity.

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Dentist in Pounds 1.8m Scam Is Jailed ; Five Years for Faking His Own Death

But in reality, the 46-yearold's life was unravelling - he had lost his job, was facing being struck off as a dentist after a string of complaints and had racked up massive debts.

At Plymouth Crown Court, Judge Paul Darlow said Mc-Claren's claims to b...

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