Con Man Busted Ripping Off Old People in Cardiff

A rogue trader scammed more than £20,000 out of two elderly women after pretending to carry out work on rodent infestations which did not exist.

Richard McCarthy, 28, badgered his Cardiff -based victims into drawing thousands of pounds out of their accounts to pay for work on their respective properties claiming rats were running riot.

But there were no rat infestations at either of the victims' houses with McCarthy increasing the bill over a number of weeks which left both women cut adrift from their life savings. None of the money taken has been recovered.