Straw's son cautioned

London - The teenage son of the British Home Secretary, Mr Jack Straw, was last night cautioned by police for selling cannabis…

London - The teenage son of the British Home Secretary, Mr Jack Straw, was last night cautioned by police for selling cannabis to an investigative reporter from the Mirror newspaper.

Seventeen-year-old William Straw was told that he had escaped criminal charges when he attended Kennington Police Station in south London with his father. Police also disclosed that no further action would be taken against a Mirror reporter, Dawn Alford.

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