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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National

No skirting the law – or the press

Dressed as woman to evade press
Walking tall . . . Martyn Crute left court in 4in heels. Photograph: rlinley/Caters News Agency

Martyn Crute, a Lincolnshire gas fitter, was hoping to keep a low profile after his trial for health-and-safety failings. He donned a maxi skirt and stripy tank top in a bid to evade photographers – and made the national press. But while he offered no mitigating circumstances in court, he surely deserves credit for walking so well in a pair of 4in heels.

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