A DECORATED war hero accused of stealing veterans charity cash has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
Brave Trevor Coult, 50, received the Military Cross – the third highest military honour – from the late Queen for fighting off insurgents while in Iraq in 2005.
He was medically discharged in 2015 and went on to raise £250,000 to help military veterans who were struggling.
But his world caved in on him after police received a complaint relating to his charity work and launched an investigation.
Police were looking into allegations he used some of the money to fund his own lifestyle, kept sporting memorabilia which had been donated for auctions and used a van bought with donated money for personal use.
Trevor vigorously denied the allegations and insisted he was the victim of a smear campaign.
In 2018, he had applied to the Charity Commission to register For Our Veterans as a charity but did not see it through.
The Commission then chased him to check if he had been raising funds.
No further action was taken, but the force continued investigating Trevor after further allegations were made.
Fortunately, the probe by Suffolk Police has now been dropped and Trevor will face no further action.
Trevor, of Felixstowe, told The Sun: “It was an honour to receive the gallantry medal, but it also brought me a lot of hate.
“I was doing lots of good work for veterans, but the allegations brought it all to an end. It’s been horrific.
“I couldn’t shake it off and it destroyed me.
“I lost all my military contacts and I was dropped as a patron from charities.
“I lost everything overnight – my marriage, my job, my home and my reputation. My name became mud.
“I never stole a penny from any veterans and I’ve been trying to rebuild my reputation ever since.”
Trevor said a lot of pals stood by him – but a lot did not – adding: “That’s caused me a lot of hurt.”
Suffolk Police said: “We can confirm that the investigation has been closed and the suspect will face no further action.”
At the time the allegations were lodged Trevor, who was a YouTuber and planned to stand at the next election, told The Sun: “I don’t run a charity.
“Every penny was accounted for. I don’t have a vehicle. I’m living on the breadline.”
“I’ve nothing to hide.”
