Conman died owing £5000 in wages

Employee found out about death in the Record

- SALLY HIND

A CONVICTED conman who tried to sue firms for millions withheld almost £5000 in wages from an employee before being found dead.

Christopher Ireland previously jailed for fraud and branded a "Walter Mitty" over a series of failed businesses was found dead in his Dundee flat in January.

Now an employment tribunal has ruled he "unlawfully" withheld £4890 from an employee in the months before his death.