Three Irish men sentenced to jail in Perth for targeting elderly in scam
Three Irish men have been sentenced to prison by a Perth court for a roof repair scam targeting the elderly.
In January, 18-year-old John Jason O'Brien, 19-year-old Thomas Kiely, and 23-year-old Desmond O'Reilly conned elderly people, some aged in their 90s, into believing their roofs needed repair.
The men climbed onto roofs and damaged them, before approaching their victims and offering to "fix" them.
According to ABC news Australia, District Court Judge Laurie Levy described the scam as a "sophisticated scheme to defraud and target elderly people".
He said none of the men were the "driving force" of the scam, as others were also involved.
Mr O'Brien was sentenced to 13 months in jail, while Mr Kiely and Mr O'Reilly both received an eight-month sentence.
