A dodgy tradesman has been locked up after pocketing a grieving grandmother’s money and wrecking her garden.

Elaine Thompson, 62, wanted to create a memorial garden at her home in Wrekenton, Gateshead, for her granddaughter Jess Moore.

Jess had a rare genetic disorder called Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, which meant she was fed through a tube.

She was two years old when she passed away in November 2019 during an operation to fit a new tube.

Elaine paid £7,500 to Steven Lawrence Brown, who was operating as Tyneside Renovate and Build Ltd, after the business was recommended to her on social media.

But her plans for a garage, patio and new driveway never came to fruition.

Brown, 44, dug up Elaine’s front and back garden but never returned to her property to complete the work.

Instead of a

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