A CHIPPING NORTON teenager conned a 92-year-old woman out of £850 for work on her drive, then returned two months later to trick her into making out cheques for a further £1,400.
But Warwick Crown Court heard that, thanks to the actions of a neighbour, the victim was able to stop the cheques before Stephen Kerry, who was 18 at the time of the offences, could cash them.
The 21-year-old, of Beeches Mobile Home Park, Old London Road, Chipping Norton, admitted two charges of fraud.
He was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years, and ordered to do 120 hours of unpaid work and pay £850 compensation to his victim, who lives in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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