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A Midland man has appeared in court accused of romance fraud against six women.

Marc Cole-Jones is accused of 22 counts of fraud by false representation against the six, amounting to £595,791.

The 52-year-old, from Church Grove, Donnington, Telford, was charged with offences in August and appeared at Chester Crown Court yesterday, Wednesday, September 25, for a brief pre-trial hearing.

Cole-Jones, who is also known as Marc Cole, Marcus Cole-Jones and Marc Sands, did not enter any pleas.

The six women allegedly defrauded between 2009 and 2024 are from Cheshire, Lancashire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Manchester and the West Midlands.

Judge Natalie Cuddy bailed the defendant until February 5 next year, when he must appear back at the same court for a plea and trial preparation

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