The couple are not happy with the sentence handed down to the man who ripped them off
The judge said: “What I am saying is, by a very narrow margin indeed, I have decided to draw back from locking you up. I don’t think I can think of a case where anyone comes closer than this – certainly not in recent times.”
Judge Smith said the VAT was a way of “fleecing the couple” – and later told the court all he had seen was pound signs when the Aldridges asked for work to be done. Walter and Ann have lived in their home for 43 years. The trader was handed down a 30 week sentence suspended for two years after pleading guilty to unfair trading and one fraud count. He will also face 200 hours of unpaid work and a six month curfew on top of the £8,000 compensation.
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