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Chiara Fiorillo

Man, 30, posed as teen to rejoin his old school for two years - and nobody recognised him

A 30-year-old man posed as a teenager to rejoin his old high school for two years - and nobody recognised him or asked him for a birth certificate.

Brian MacKinnon re-enrolled at Bearsden Academy in Glasgow in 1993, giving himself a new identity as a Canadian called Brandon Lee and putting on an accent to make his story more plausible.

At the age of 32, he gained five top marks in his Highers, the equivalent of A-levels and then went on to university.

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