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group director charged after fraud probe

Chris Attridge
BBC News, Yorkshire
Getty Images Stacks of canned foods apparently being loaded into a vanGetty Images
Police have urged the public not to speculate on the investigation

The director of a Bradford group has been charged with fraud.

Helping Hands, based in Bierley, describes itself as "primarily a food bank", which also offers white goods, furniture, toiletries, cleaning supplies and baby items.

Claire Tempest, 39, of Fallowfield Drive, Bradford, has been charged with fraud by abuse of position, West Yorkshire Police said.

The force said she was due to appear before magistrates in the city at a later date.

A police spokesperson said: "Police investigating reports of potentially fraudulent activity at a Bradford based online charitable group, Helping Hands, have charged a woman.

"Officers would like to remind people that criminal proceedings are now active and people should refrain from speculation that could impact those proceedings."

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