A MAN was described by a judge as "despicable" after he conned elderly residents out of hundreds of pounds.
John Ridgley, of Revere Way, Epsom talked two elderly residents into repair work on their homes - only to steal £100 cash from one of them and £240 from the other for work he didn't even start.
At Croydon Crown Court on Monday, the 43-year-old was sentenced to five years behind bars.
The judge described Ridgley as despicable and deplorable and at one point during...
