Man admits blackmailing Coleen Rooney over lost mobile

Lee Platt, 28, pleads guilty to blackmail and handling stolen goods after phone containing family photos went missing A man has pleaded guilty to blackmailing Coleen Rooney, the wife of the Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. Lee Platt, 28, admitted blackmail during an appearance at Manchester crown court on Tuesday. Platt, from Manchester, also pleaded guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods. He was arrested after Coleen Rooney lost her mobile phone during a concert at the MEN Arena in May. The phone apparently contained family snaps of the couple’s son, who cannot be identified as a section 39 order was made by a judge preventing his identification. She was later contacted with a demand for money to have the phone returned. Instead of paying up, she contacted police. Two other co-defendants, Jennifer Green, 25, and Steven Malcolm, 42, also from Manchester, deny the same charges. Platt will be sentenced at Manchester crown court at a later date. Crime Wayne Rooney Manchester Helen Carter guardian.co.uk

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