TWO men have appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with a £30,000 charity fraud.

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Zunaid Patel, 36, of Burnley Road, Blackburn, and Asif Gaffar Vindhani, 48, of Adlington Road, Leicester,are accused of making a false representation to HMRC intending to make a gain in respect of Help Africa between January and September 2012.

UPDATE: The case was discontinued by the crown prosecution service.