Man who 'hoodwinked' 82-year-old woman with dementia walks free

Gda Reddy told the court that he was satisfied that Connors could not have done more than two hours of work on the roof

A Dublin father of six who “hoodwinked” an 82-year-old woman with early on-set dementia by taking €2,250 for roofing work he never carried out has avoided a jail term, writes Sonya McLean.

John Connors (36) of Wyckham Avenue, Dundrum pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to theft of €2,250 at the woman's home in Carpenterstown, Dublin on February 19, 2016. He has three previous convictions for assault and public order.