Limerick man posing as roofer defrauded woman of over €30k

Accused, along with two other men, defrauded the victim of a total of €30,590 while pretending to replace her roof and chimney and install solar panels, court heard

The court heard the three men called to the 72-year-old woman's Dublin home in January 2019 and told her they had noticed problems with her roof. File picture: iStock

A man who posed as a roofer and defrauded an elderly woman of more than €30,000 under the pretence of fixing her roof has been jailed for four and a half years.

Patrick O'Brien, 39, of Hillview Drive, Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick, pleaded guilty to four counts of deception at various locations in Dublin in February 2019.