A MAN from Barrow has appeared in court accused of blackmailing three people.

Shaun Gordon Williams appeared at Furness Magistrates' Court today charged with three counts of blackmail.

On June 21 of this year, Williams is accused of sending letters to three individuals - Karen Mounsey, David Holme and Anne Muir and demanding money with menaces.


The 41-year-old, of Aberdeen Street, Barrow, will next appear at Preston Crown Court on January 27.