Thanks for that... I was getting optimisitic that lack of info meant the original post has mistaken. Unfortuntately not...
<<I think that your post was quite un-neccersary. I am quite positive that such posts would not be posted if "hoax". >>
In retrospect my post obviously was unnecessary. However, for obvious reasons, since the original post, I had been scanning both this forum, and news websites for any more info. Nothing was forthcoming, and the time period for such news had grown to be far longer than would be usual.
Regrettably there have been "hoaxes" of this nature posted here - some I am sure genuine mistakes - some maybe not.