The judge described Richard Wyn Lewis as a 'thoroughly dishonest man' as he was sentenced to jail
A “serial fraudster” has been jailed for six years after conning more than £200,000 from a pensioner who was later murdered in a crossbow shooting.
Read more:Man phones POLICE as drivers blast their horns during 'four hour wait' to leave city centre car park The court heard Mr Corrigan and Ms Bailey had handed over £220,000 to Lewis, 51, and in the days before his death Mr Corrigan told the fraudster: “There is no more money.” Lewis, of Llanfair-yn-Neubwll, Holyhead, had claimed there was a potential buyer for Mr Corrigan’s home and said he had enlisted the help of a retired planning officer to get permission for a development.
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