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Ferryhill rogue trader sealed OAP's windows shut with varnish leaving it a 'mess'

Maughan was jailed for 36 weeks after a court found he pressured the pensioner into £7,000 of extra work and failed to give consumer rights notice.

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A rogue trader from County Durham who sealed a vulnerable pensioner's windows shut with varnish and pressured her to withdraw money from the…

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Rogue trader jailed after targeting vulnerable Hartlepool pensioner and leaving her home in 'awful mess'

A rogue trader who preyed on a vulnerable Hartlepool pensioner has been jailed after leaving her home in an “awful mess”.

·Hartlepool, United Kingdom
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Ferryhill rogue trader sealed OAP's windows shut with varnish leaving it a 'mess'

A rogue trader from County Durham who sealed a vulnerable pensioner's windows shut with varnish and pressured her to withdraw money from the…

·County Durham, United Kingdom
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The Northern Echo broke the news in County Durham, United Kingdom on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
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