Landscaper who defrauded elderly woman of more than €50,000 jailed for one year (opens original article in a new tab)

A landscaper who defrauded an elderly woman of over €50,000 for poor-quality garden work was jailed for one year.

• Landscaper Myles Connors defrauded an elderly woman of over €50,000 for substandard garden work.
• Gardaí assessed the work and found it should have cost €20,000, with materials costing less than €3,000.
• Connors was jailed for one year, with the final 12 months suspended, and ordered to have no contact with the victim.