Cruel North East con artist tricked elderly widow out of £1,500 for 'loft work'

Cruel North East con artist tricked elderly widow out of £1,500 for 'loft work'

Patrick William John White from Middlesbrough tricked an elderly Thirsk woman out of £1,500 for 'loft works' in summer 2024.

Middlesbrough conman jailed for fleecing elderly widow over non-existent loft work

Patrick William John White, 26, from Middlesbrough took £1,500 from the 84-year-old woman

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Middlesbrough conman jailed after targeting Thirsk pensioner - Hambleton Today

A conman who cruelly deceived an elderly resident into handing over £1,500 has been jailed. Patrick William John White, 26, from Middlesbrough, turned up unannounced at a property in Thirsk on 11 June 2024. He told the resident – an 84-year-old widow – that he had been carrying out work in next door’s loft, and claimed her loft needed work too. White told the resident the work would cost £1,500. She agreed and offered to pay by cheque, which Whi…