Cruel rogue traders made pensioner buy them £3,500 bracelet

Rogue traders force pensioner with dementia buy them £3,500 bracelet

A pensioner with dementia was tricked by rogue traders into buying a gold bracelet worth £3,500 as an upfront payment for bogus roof repairs. Tommy Aaron Chislett, 22, and Shane Lee, 31, both of Wheal Jewel, Redruth, cold-called a pensioner, telling him that his roof needed cleaning in January 2024. After inspecting the roof, the duo told the householder his roof needed cleaning and gave him a verbal quote of £5,000 with no paperwork. The victim…

Cruel rogue traders made pensioner buy them £3,500 bracelet

The pair targeted vulnerable customers

Rogue traders bullied pensioner into buying £3,500 bracelet to pay for fake work

The pair also forced other vulnerable victims to pay thousands for fake gardening work.