Robert Hendy-Freegard

Robert Hendy-Freegard
Born
Robert Freegard

(1971-03-01) 1 March 1971 (age 53)
Dronfield, Derbyshire, England
Other namesDavid Hendy, David Clifton
Known forConman and impostor
Criminal chargesTheft, deception and kidnapping-by-fraud (2005); kidnap conviction quashed on appeal (2007)
Criminal penaltyLife in prison (2005); reduced to 9 years on appeal (2007)
Criminal statusReleased in 2009

Robert Hendy-Freegard (born Robert Freegard, 1 March 1971)[1] is a British convicted conman and impostor who masqueraded as an MI5 agent, from his early 20s through his 30s, while working as a barman and car salesman.[2] He is also known as David Hendy and David Clifton.[3]

  1. ^ "Robert Hendy-Freegard Affair: The bigger the better the lie - Hendy-Freegard; Profile". Birmingham Post. 24 June 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ "True story of conman Robert Hendy-Freegard explored in Netflix documentary The Puppet Master". inews.co.uk. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. ^ "The Puppet Master - where is Sandra Clifton now?". Digital Spy. 18 January 2022.