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Ashleigh Mcdonald

Northern Ireland builder spared jail over shoddy work that cost thousands to repair

A tradesman whose work was so bad customers had to fork out thousands of pounds to have it rebuilt was spared jail today.

Two of the homeowners were elderly, whilst all three experienced financial loss due to the actions of 34-year old Benjamin McCaughley.

The father-of-five, from Springhill Road in Lurgan, appeared at Downpatrick Crown Court, sitting in Belfast, where he was handed an 18-month sentence which was suspended for three years.

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