A father of two admitted today that he sent a string of hoax e-mails to friends and relatives of people missing following the Asian tsunami disaster.
Christopher Pierson, 40, from Ruskington, Lincolnshire, sent some 35 emails to frantic relatives after they posted their details on the Sky News website.
At Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court in London today he pleaded guilty to a charge of causing a public nuisance and a charge under Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act.