Linford drugs son locked up

THE drug-dealing son of former sprint champion Linford Christie has been jailed for four years.

Liam Oliver-Christie, 33, changed his plea to guilty yesterday for possessing crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply.

The dealer of Kensington, West London, has previous convictions, Isleworth crown court heard.

Dad-of-six Linford, 58, who won Olympic 100m gold in 1992, said in 2016: “I’m trying to get him back on the straight and narrow.”