A self-employed roofer who conned an 82-year-old woman into forking out £2,200 for work that was never done avoided a spell in jail.James Coupland, 29, of Denmark Road, Gloucester denied a charge of fraud between March 22, 2014 and March 26 that year and stood trial at Gloucester Crown Court in August.But he was unanimously found guilty by the jury and appeared for sentence today (Monday).Coupland made a false representation to his elderly victim to undertake roofing work after knocking on...
