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Rogue builder jailed for serial offences


A builder in Wales who left his customers at risk has been jailed for 10 months

Richard Young

Posted 13 October 2022 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|Wales


UPDATES: A persistent rogue builder has been jailed after repeatedly targeting consumers with substandard work, leaving victims to pay thousands more to rectify dangerous and defective repairs.

A rogue builder whose victims included a disabled pensioner has been jailed following an investigation by Pembrokeshire County Council Trading Standards.

Scott Keane (42), of Milford Haven, carried out shoddy and overpriced work on roofs and chimneys which was subsequently deemed unsafe and required expensive remedial work. When contacted, he ignored requests to rectify problems he had ca...

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