Three men charged with defrauding Cork widow out of more than €5,000

The alleged rogue traders also face a criminal damage charge relating to alleged damage at the elderly woman’s property.

Patrick Connors outside court in Cork where he is alleged to have defrauded a 70-year-old widow in the Bishopstown area of Cork City. Photo: Michael Mac Sweeney/Cork Courts

Three Wexford men who allegedly defrauded a pensioner of €5,450 to power-wash and seal her drive and patio and to do some roof repairs were charged today and remanded on bail that requires them to stay out of Cork.

The arrests of the three men followed an investigation into the alleged rogue traders defrauding the 70-year-old widow in the Bishopstown area of Cork City.