Rogue roofer defrauded pensioners of £50,000, spared jail
A roofer from Wiltshire pleaded guilty to stealing over £50,000 from two elderly pensioners and was spared jail.
In Swindon on 15 January 2026, a Wiltshire roofer pleaded guilty at Swindon Crown Court to five fraud offences after defrauding two pensioners of more than £50,000. The defendant admitted to taking the money from the women’s homes and leaving one of them destitute. He was given a suspended sentence and ordered to pay restitution, sparing him imprisonment despite the severity of the theft. The case was reported by GB News and gained national attention for the vulnerability of elderly victims and the leniency of the sentence.
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