Court date over fraud charges

Police have tracked down a man who allegedly posed as the Peter Kay’s brother to con pub landlords.

Peter Stead has now been charged with five counts of fraud, after it was claimed that he took money to stage charity stand-up nights that never took place.

The 50-year-old is said to have told five bar owners in the East Midlands that he was Danny Kay, Peter’s brother, and that he was raising money for the Lewis Mighty Fund for children with cancer.

Police have been seeking Stead since 2009, and put out an appeal on Crimewatch early the next year. They renewed their efforts last month.

Derbyshire police confirmed they arrested and charged Stead last week, adding: ‘We put out a reappeal for information last month which led to a number of calls from members of the public with possible sightings of him across the country.’

He has been remanded in custody to appear at Derby crown court on May 31.

Lewis Mighty, who was from Derby, died after a four-year battle with neuroblastoma last year, at the age of seven.

Published: 21 May 2013