A cruel fraudster targeted a 97-year-old widower and a naïve pensioner and took thousands from them for carrying out shoddy work.
Dodgy workman, John Reid took over £13,000 from the two men between 2017 and 2021 and even asked for a loan from the most elderly victim and tried to usher him to a bank in order to withdraw money. The 43-year-old was branded "persistent, callous and despicable" by a judge and was jailed for over three years.
Reid, of Jubilee Crescent, Sherburn Hill, County Durham, appeared at Durham Crown Court on Friday via link from HMP Durham to be sentenced for six counts of fraud. He was convicted of the offences after a trial.
