Alleged Grenfell Tower fraudster insists he was staying with relatives

An alleged fraudster who received more than £80,000 while claiming to be a victim of the Grenfell Tower blaze today (mon) insisted he was staying with relatives there at the time. Sharife Elwhabe, 37, allegedly pocketed £72,586.20 in hotel fees and spent £10,730 on a pre-paid card given out by Kensington and Chelsea Council to the victims of the inferno. The fraud is alleged to have taken place between 14 June last year – the night of the fire that…