Thursday, December 24, 2009

Balloon boy's parents jailed

The father responsible for the balloon boy hoax in the US has been sentenced 90 days in jail.

Richard Heene attracted media attention when he claimed his six-year-old son was trapped in a runaway balloon that was racing across Colorado.

The boy had been hiding in the family's garage. Richard Heene wanted to attract publicity for a reality TV show.

His wife has been jailed for 20 days.

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