Australian man with three fingers thought to be a criminal

An Australian tourist has claimed British immigration officials suspected he was a criminal because he has two missing fingers.

Winston Chamberlain, 27, was stopped at Heathrow Airport over a minor visa problem.

But he says a Customs official saw his hand which has had three digits since birth — and suggested it was a punishment dished out by crooks. He said: “She implied I was dodgy. I was treated like scum.”



Winston was held for seven hours with fiancee Kristi Harris, 27.

The couple, from Melbourne, were due to wed in Gretna Green. But they didn’t have a marriage visa.

UK Border Agency officials said correct procedure was followed.