Fraudster found guilty of explosion insurance scam that injured 81 people
Insurance fraudster Pascal Blasio has been found guilty of causing an explosion at his shop that injured 81 people and damaged or destroyed 63 buildings.
Pascal Blasio of Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, submitted a claim to his insurance provider NFU Mutual in March 2017 claiming that explosion at his shop Homes in Style in Bebington Road, New Ferry, had
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