'Ticket touts' convicted in £6.5m resell scheme

Two people accused of fraudulent trading in relation to a ticket touting firm have been found guilty by a jury.

Lynda Chenery and Mark Woods, of Norfolk-based TQ Tickets Ltd, used multiple identities to buy and resell tickets, Leeds Crown Court heard.

The trial heard how the firm sold tickets - including for Ed Sheeran concerts - worth more than £6.5m over the course of two and a half years.

Two other relatives with the firm also admitted fraudulent trading.

The trial heard the company bought large numbers of tickets on primary sites, including Ticketmaster, before reselling them on secondary ticketing platforms such as Viagogo.

TQ Tickets was run by Maria Chenery-Woods - who is Woods' wife and Chenery's sister.

Chenery-Woods and Paul Douglas, who is Chenery's ex-husband, pleaded guilty to the charges and all four defendants will now be sentenced at a later date.