CBeebies star Michael Offei is jailed for 28 days after failing to pay £42,000 in child maintenance
Children across the UK are familiar with his face from watching CBeebies, but Michael Offei won't be appearing on television for a while.
The 46-year-old has been jailed for 28 days after failing to pay £42,000 in child maintenance for his own son.
The TV star, who is known as Byron Wandsworth on the children's show Storymakers, was given the sentence after not showing up to two court dates.
Actor and TV star Michael Offei has been jailed for failing to pay £42,000 in child maintenance
CBeebies star Michael Offei has been jailed for failing to pay £42,000 in child maintenance for his son.
The mean 46-year-old, who is Byron Wordsworth from the station’s Storymakers, got 28 days after skipping two court dates.
According to the Daily Mirror, warrants were issued for his arrest and he was then brought before magistrates.
'If you had made an attempt to pay something, any amount of money in the last few years, we may have ruled differently,' Chairman Dennis Alderman told him.
The 46-year-old is known for his role as Byron Wordsworth in CBeebies show Storymakers
Offei not only appears on the CBeebies programme, but he has also starred in James Bond movie Casion Royale, but also starred alongside Dougray Scott in Hitman.
Offei's prosecution at Enfield magistrates court comes after the Government authorised the removal of £13.5million from bank accounts of those failing to pay maintenance.
'Parents who try to dodge what they owe are cheating their children out of vital cash,' a Department of Work and Pensions spokesman said.
Working: Offei also starred in 2007 film Hitman
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