Jail for scamming householder

A three-month jail term was imposed on a young Kerry man for his part in conning a middle-aged householder in Cork to pay €50 to clean gutters but then securing a total of €4,250 by deception.

Detective Garda David Hickey said that, after agreeing to the €50 price, the householder went to hospital for an appointment and when that was completed there were numerous missed calls on his phones about how much was owed due to various problems allegedly encountered with tiles and facia and soffit.