Moment former Mr Universe contestant who claimed £46k benefits for a bad back was caught working out in the gym

A BOYDBUILDER who claimed almost £50,000 in disability benefits was snared - after he was caught on camera working out in a GYM.

Former Mr Universe contestant Malcolm Sherratt pocketed £46,000 after telling authorities he needed a wheelchair and help dressing.

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The 64-year-old made the fraudulent claims over eight years, but was exposed after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) filmed him working up a sweat in a gym.

Sherratt, from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, had previously told benefit bosses he needed help dressing, going to the toilet and cooking, as well as using a wheelchair and sticks.

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But the fraudster was spotted working out twice a day and lifting heavy weights.

Sherratt, who began making claims after competing in amateur bodybuilder competition Mr Universe in 2007, has been jailed for 12 months.

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He previously admitted two counts of false representation and three counts of making a dishonest representation.

He was sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court last Friday.

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