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Barrow man lied about infant son’s brain surgery to get bail

by Cumbria Crack
01/11/2023
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A Barrow man who lied to court about his son’s brain surgery to get bail has been jailed.

Carl Sumner, 40, of Hartington Street, had twice been denied bail but the third time, on December 5, told a judge at Carlisle Crown Court, that his infant son had undergone brain surgery.

He said he had learned his infant son was very unwell in Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and had recently undergone two invasive brain surgeries.

He told the court that his request for bail was so that he could assist’s his child’s mother in caring for the child and supporting the family.

He had gone to great lengths to provide evidence in support of his bail application. The court heard how he had provided email correspondence from a prison officer at HMP Durham who confirmed he had phoned the hospital on Sumner’s behalf multiple times.

The bail application was not contested by the prosecution and was granted but further enquiries revealed that his son was not in hospital and had not had brain surgery.

Sumner, 40 was due to go on trial for perverting the course of justice yesterday at Burnley Crown Court but instead entered a guilty plea. He was jailed for 25 months.

When interviewed by police about the lies, he claimed he had himself been the victim of a hoax, saying he had believed his son was in hospital because an unknown person had written to him telling him so. He said that he only learned the truth a couple of days after he was bailed.

He also told officers that the nurses he claimed to have spoken to on the phone – as well as a consultant – must have all got his child confused with another child when providing him updates.

Detective Constable Graeme Benson said: “Lying to a court in order to obtain bail is an extremely serious offence.

“In this instance, the actions are made all the worse due to the nature of the lies – inventing a serious illness for your infant child in order to secure bail from a court.

“When Sumner was released, he likely thought he had outwitted the police, the courts and the prison system. However, our investigations were to not only prove his falsehoods but to result in him receiving a significant prison sentence for perverting the course of justice.” 

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