Conman who targeted dementia sufferer jailed
A conman from Birmingham has been jailed for four years for a 'campaign of intimidation' against a 91-year-old dementia sufferer.
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Conman who targeted dementia sufferer jailed
by Chris Halpin
A conman from Birmingham has been jailed for four years for a 'campaign of intimidation' against a 91-year-old dementia sufferer.
Read the full storyPolice welcome conman's sentence
Detective Constable Mark Delaney from West Midlands Police has welcomed today's four year jail term handed down to conman Robert Johnson, 43, from Birmingham.
He preyed on a vulnerable 91-year-old grandmother from Chelmsley Wood, forcing her to hand over hundreds of pounds for housework he never completed.
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Four years for conman who preyed on dementia sufferer - full report
by Chris HalpinA conman who preyed on the vulnerable and elderly is tonight behind bars.
Robert Johnson led a campaign of intimidation against a 91 year old woman from Chelmsley Wood in Birmingham who has Alzheimer's disease - forcing her to hand over hundreds of pounds for work at her home he never completed.
He admited his crimes after he was shown CCTV footage of himself at the property doing nothing
Watch Chris Halpin's full report above.
Man jailed after conning 90-year-old dementia sufferer
A man who conned a 90-year-old dementia sufferer out of hundreds of pounds by charging for work on her house he never completed has been jailed.
Robert Johnson from Shirestone Road, Birmingham targeted the lady after learning of her illness. He demanded money for fictitious jobs, using her failing memory to his advantage.
Solihull Police launched an investigation in February after the elderly lady's carer found discovered Johnson had let himself into the house asking the pensioner for £200.
Johnson admitted three counts of burglary and another of fraud by false representation. He was jailed for four years at Birmingham Crown Court on May 13th.
Conman rogue trader sentenced for fraud after intimidating elderly dementia sufferer
A rogue trader has been jailed for four years for swindlng an elderly woman with dementia out of hundreds of pounds for odd jobs at her home that he never completed.
43 year old Robert Johnson was caught by police on CCTV operating in Chemsley Wood in Solihull.
His victim was 91 year old Joan Smith who had dementia and arthritis. Chris Halpin has been in court.
Son of rogue trader victim: 'he kept coming back for more money'
The son of a 91-year-old woman who became the victim of a rogue trader, says his mother was targeted because of her dementia.
Gary Smith, the son of Joan Smith, said Robert Johnson kept returning to the house for more money.
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Rogue trader who targeted woman with dementia sentenced
A man who preyed on a 91-year-old woman living with dementia, has today been sentenced to four years in prison.
Robert Johnson, 43, pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary.
Johnson, who will have to serve at least half of his sentence, was found guilty of one count of fraud by false representation, and three counts of burglary.
He was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court.
Conman to be sentenced for preying on pensioner living with dementia
A rogue trader who swindled £700 from a 90-year-old woman suffering from dementia will today be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court.
Robert Johnson, who pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary and fraud, repeatedly went to the home of Joan Smith in Chelmsley Wood, where he claimed he was carrying out odd jobs.
He was later caught out by covert surveillance cameras rigged by West Midlands Police.
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Dementia diagnosis concern, full report
New figures from the Alzheimer's Society show that, in some parts of the East Midlands, just four in ten people with dementia are being diagnosed with the condition.
The charity says it's disappointing that the number of cases being spotted varies so greatly between different parts of the region.
Our correspondent Peter Bearne has been talking to one woman who says health professionals repeatedly refused to accept her elderly mother had the disease.