Two rogue trader brothers have been sent to prison after exploiting two elderly men from Cowbridge. Bernard Mongan, 23, and his brother Martin Mongan, 22, of Slapton Road, in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire asked for three times the agreed fee for work to a driveway and roof - which was unfinished and carried out to a poor standard.
When the victims, both in their 80s, refused to pay for the work they were met with threats and intimidation. The defendants pleaded guilty to two counts of engaging in aggressive commercial practice and were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court to nine months' imprisonment.
In sentencing the two men, Judge Jeremy Jenkins said: "The victims in this case were cold-called for work which was claimed by the defendants as necessary. You raised the price in a deliberate and false three-tier process. When challenged by the victims you bullied them and made them feel intimidated.
