Son of bowls champion in CV fraud plot

By SHAUN MILNE & PAUL THORNTON

RICHARD Corsie’s fraudster son Cameron tried to get a job in SALES – boasting about a “proven track record” on his CV.

The teenage conman – locked up over a £20,000 series of scams last week – wrote to several employers in recent times looking for work.

He even used his position as Assistant Sales Director with his MBE dad’s failed company the Corsie Group PLC to try and win over would be employers.

The shamed trickster also lied: “I am honest, dedicated, trustworthy and courteous.”

The one -time Fettes College FP, who left the posh school in 2006, claims on his CV to have passed with mostly A’s and B’s from his studies, including top marks in Accounting and Finance.

He also went on to study at The Wallace College where he earned straight A passes in Economics, Accounting and Business Studies.

Jilted workman jailed for torching flats

By Michael MacLeod

A SACKED builder who downed eight pints before torching a block of flats has been jailed for 18 months.

David Muchemwa, 31, was sacked by Cala Homes just days before he soaked a bundle of clothes with petrol and used them to set fire to their Fettes Rise development in Edinburgh.

He claimed he had first checked each flat to make sure they were empty.

But he missed two pensioners who were left trapped in their third-storey home.

The terrified couple tried to escape but were blocked inside their burning home by thick black smoke.

Hero fire-fighters managed to rescue the 72 year-old man and his 68 year-old wife from the blaze on December 19 last year – after firebug Muchemwa had called for their help on 999.

Scots bobby wins international award

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE

A SCOTS policewoman has beaten thousands of coppers from across the globe to be named as the world’s best community bobby.

Special Constable Lily Laing has been named Officer of the Year by the International Association of Women in Policing, and will receive the prestigious accolade for service to her local community.

The popular bobby’s international award follows on from her winning the British title in the Community Service category earlier this year.

The well-liked SPC will travel to Seattle, Washington, to receive the esteemed award in September.

Mechanic’s lucky escape

By Alexander Lawrie

A MECHANIC had a lucky escape yesterday when a camper van he had been called to recover blew up – just yards from where a fire crew was conducting a practice session.

And the fortunate worker had double luck on his side as the incident took place right outside Edinburgh’s main police station.

The fire officers rushed over to the man’s aid and the blaze was quickly extinguished.

The mechanic from GCR Motors was sent to the recover the vehicle outside Lothian and Borders Police headquarters at Fettes after it had been reported the van had a fuel leak.

As he started the camper van’s engine and began to drive it onto his waiting recovery truck, the vehicle suddenly caught fire.

The unnamed driver said: “I knew the van had a fuel leak but didn’t really expect it to blow up when I started the engine.

“Luckily, the engine is in the back of these vehicles and I managed to get out of there pretty quickly.

“The fire service were just a few yards away doing some kind of training exercise in the grounds of the police station and a few of them came running over to help.

“I suppose if something like this is going to happen I couldn’t have picked a better place.

“I mean, what are the chances of the van catching fire outside the main police station with a fire crew just yards away.

“I was so lucky because it could have been so much worse.”

Around a dozen members of the Lothian Fire Service were in the grounds of the Fettes police station conducting a Marine Incident Exercise.

The fire crew was practicing their rescue procedures with an RAF helicopter when the nearby van erupted in flames.

A Lothian Fire spokesperson confirmed the onsite officers helped the mechanic to bring the fire under control, but were also forced to send another appliance to deal with the incident.