TWO brothers have been jailed at Preston Crown Court for overcharging a vulnerable Carnforth man for gardening work.

John Miller pleaded guilty to obtaining £8,000 from the 84-year-old victim for gardening works between February and July 2014.

He also pleaded guilty with Henry Miller to further attempting to defraud the same man on the day the police were contacted.

John Miller, 24, was sentenced to 19 months imprisonment and Henry Miller, 20, received nine months imprisonment.

Both men were living at the Lakeland Caravan Park in Penrith at the time of their arrest.

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Katie Marsden, Senior Crown Prosecutor for North West CPS said: “John and Henry Miller deliberately targeted the victim in order to defraud him.

"John Miller called at his home several times over a number of months offering to do gardening work which he charged exorbitant fees for.

"The work carried out was minimal and of poor quality.

“On the final day the victim was then followed to the bank where he was supposed to withdraw money whilst Henry Miller waited in a van in a car park nearby to take the money from him.

"After the victim explained to staff in the bank what had happened to him, the police were alerted and the two men were arrested.

“Targeting and preying on vulnerable or elderly people in their own homes is an aggravating feature to this offending.

"Everyone has the right to feel safe and secure in their own home and the CPS is dedicated towards bringing people who commit such crimes to justice.”