cheat jailed
A London Marathon impostor who swiped a lost race number to see “a dream come true” has been jailed for 16 weeks.
Homeless Stanislaw Skupian crossed the finish line with legitimate runner Jake Halliday’s number after spotting it 300 metres from the end of the 26.2-mile race, Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court heard on Thursday.
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