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Rogue gardener jailed for Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire frauds

A landscape gardener has been jailed for five years and eight months after defrauding 18 customers out of about £42,000 across three counties.

James Knight, 34, of Verne Road, in Verwood, Dorset, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday.

The court heard he took large deposits from customers in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire for landscaping work, then delivered only a fraction of the materials or work agreed, or none at all.

One customer wanting a lawn re-turfed was left with bare soil, while another had what was described as a “bomb site” outside her house.


BBC News

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