Cowboy builder who conned victims for thousands brands judge 'muppet' as he's jailed
dailystar.co.ukjailed. Patrick Brien vanished on unwitting customers, taking their money and leaving their gardens a mess, reports the Manchester Evening News.The 46-year-old, who a court heard has a long criminal record with more than 50 offences including a rape conviction, lashed out at a judge as he was sent down.READ NEXT: Teen charged with butchering family had 'tried to kill stepmum with peanut butter' Brien called him a "muppet", an "a***" and vowed not to pay the compensation as he had been ordered to shell out.
The court heard previously that a woman from Salford contacted Brien’s company, Acorn Landscapes Paving and Fencing on October 14, 2019.
She was quoted £1,650 to remove and take away her old driveway and lay block paving and was told the job would be finished in 10 days.After a series of demands, the price rose to £2,900 and the woman had to take out a loan to pay the rogue trader.The victim paid £1,000 into the defendants sister Katrina O’Brien’s bank account, saying she would pay the remaining balance when the job was completed But, neither Brien nor any workmen turned up for nine days.He told the woman to “stop rushing them” when she messaged to find out when the work would be finished.He and his team of crooked workers, who also demanded money from the defendant, went totally AWOL after the woman called police and trading standards.
His second victim, from Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, contacted Brien's firm on December 9, 2019, about block paving his back garden before Christmas.
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