Fraudster pretended to be Grenfell Tower victim to avoid jail

A burglar who lied about being in the Grenfell Tower fire to avoid prison and continue staying at a four-star hotel at taxpayer’s expense is facing jail. Derrick Peters, 58, misled Kensington & Chelsea council by claiming he was living with a friend who died in the blaze, but was not there himself on the night of the fire. He was put at the Park Grand Hotel in Kensington between 28 June 2017 and January this year, costing the taxpayer…