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Crazy world: Burglar who stole war hero’s ashes offers to let family beat him up

Callous burglar James Greenwood offered to take a ‘good beating’ after he was jailed for stealing the ashes of a war veteran (Picture: Cavendish)

A remorseful burglar who stole the ashes of a World War II veteran has written to his victim offering his relatives the chance to ‘give him a good beating’.

James Greenwood, 43, was jailed for 20 months after admitting breaking into the home of Claire Wynn, 37, while she was on holiday in Turkey.

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