A rogue builder stripped the roof from a customer's house and then left it exposed to the elements after claiming he had run out of money.
The shocking case was one of two prosecutions brought against Stephen Luke Ainsley, 61. The court heard he undertook to build an extension for one customer and to carry out roofing work for another in Warrington in February 2020.
In the first case, Ainsley took a payment of over £7,000 to supply doors and windows, but these were never supplied. He also took payments ahead of work being completed, which, in total was estimated at £17,000. He then informed the customer that he had run out of money, could not to do the work and failed to provide a refund.
