A pair of rogue traders who ripped off vulnerable customers around Bristol to the tune of £250,000 have been jailed. Patrick O'Connor and Patrick O'Brien posed as legitimate roofers to carry out work, sometimes unsolicited, on often elderly people's homes.
But time and time again small jobs escalated into largescale work done quickly. And homeowners who paid them significant bills were left with shoddy work which didn't solve leaks and needed more money to put right.
O'Connor, 33, of Summer Lane in Banwell and O'Brien, 23, of Oak Tree Close in Emerson Green, both pleaded guilty to multiple counts of fraudulent trading. They appeared for sentence at Bristol Crown Court today. (October 13, 2022)
