Pensioner ‘tried to get innocent man arrested for terrorism’

A pensioner tried to get an innocent man arrested over the Westminster Bridge terror attack, a court heard. Gerald Banyard, 65, allegedly sent two letters to police which said Ian Anderson-Boles was an associate of killer Khalid Masood. Days after the atrocity, Banyard posted them to Brighton police station in a bid to get Mr Anderson-Boles questioned, it is said. The incident happened as officers were probing Masood’s car and knife rampage near parliament, which left five people dead on…

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