A callous fraudster demanded cash from a 'frail' man with a false promise to clear his guttering - just over two weeks after being released from prison for the same crime.
Wearing a high-vis vest and claiming to be a professional, John Ward turned up to his victim's Bolton home and claimed he would do the work on three occasions, Bolton Crown Court heard. The 27-year-old, from Longsight, swindled £50 from the pensioner and tried to con him out of another £60 in total.
But carrying a blue suitcase on his way to the dock on Wednesday (March 16), Ward knew his 'mean-spirited' operation had fallen apart, and with a fist bump from his brother through the glass he was jailed for 21 months.
