Charge was incorrect
On Thursday, you featured the case of a builder who was convicted of over-charging a pensioner for work done on her garden.
Since when has giving poor value for money been a crime?
The builder should have been charged with tricking and intimidating a vulnerable old person to obtain money.
This is, of course, very difficult to prove. Whilst I strongly approve of the builder's conviction, I am not entirely happy with the methods used to obtain it.
Richard Durrant, Sea Road, Boscombe
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