The extraordinary lengths a binman went to as he tried to avoid jail by claiming to have served in the Army can be revealed in a set of fake photos he submitted to a court.
Paul Berryman was facing a mandatory five-year jail term after admitting a firearms offence when he stated he had served for nearly 30 years in the Parachute Regiment in the hope the court would look upon him more favourably.
But the sentencing judge became suspicious and ordered an investigation as 'official' military documents were littered with basic spelling mistakes.
Berryman was found to have served less then two weeks in the Army without finishing his basic training and was even jailed for a time during the period he claimed to be on active service - yet persisted in the lie during a trial for attempting to pervert the course of justice.
It was during this trial that he brazenly presented 'evidence' of his distinguished military career, including the photos.
