Katherine Toth successfully prosecutes fraudster who targeted elderly woman
Following an incident in Windsor on 8 January 2024, John Light, a 43-year-old man from Hampshire, was charged with fraud by false representation after targeting an elderly women in her eighties.
Light attended the victim’s home and told her that she had requested he carry out work on a pathway at her property. Having persuaded her that the work had been arranged and completed, he induced her to hand over £130 cash. The prosecution case was that Light had deliberately exploited the victim’s trust in order to obtain money through deception.
After a three-day trial at Reading Crown Court, the jury unanimously found Light guilty.
On 17 September 2026, Light was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months. He was also ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work and pay £1,000 in compensation to the victim, together with £3,000 towards prosecution costs.
https://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/26562091.windsor-man-sentenced-fraud-false-representation/
