Insurance hoax bomber speaks out

Man says sorry but adds further comment

Insurance hoax bomber speaks out

Insurance News

By Terry Gangcuangco

David Norris – the man who was imprisoned for 16 months following a bomb hoax at an insurance firm he hated – has apologised.

“With the benefit of hindsight, I realise what I did was a crass mistake, and I apologise to anyone who suffered any anxiety or inconvenience that day,” said Norris, as quoted by a Liverpool Echo report.

According to the report, Norris’s boat sank off the Scottish east coast almost three decades ago but his £168,000 claim was denied. Norris held a grudge against boat insurer Groves, John & Westrup and carried out the bomb scare on the 28th anniversary of the sinking in January 2016.

The incident led to evacuations at the insurer’s office and in nearby buildings as emergency services attended to the situation. Norris pleaded guilty to placing a hoax bomb with intent.

Speaking about his actions after being released from HMP Liverpool, Norris told the Sunday Mercury: “My actions in Liverpool, I admit, were wrong, but if I was guilty, then so were the dozens of people who, over the years, stood idly by and watched us suffer without lifting a finger to help.”  

According to the BBC, Norris was also handed an indefinite restraining order in 2016 to prevent him from further harassing the firm.


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