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CONMAN JAILED AGAIN FOR PREYING ON THE ELDERLY
Kilmarnock Standard
|August 20, 2025
Nine years for latest batch of incidents
One of Scotland's worst conmen has been jailed again ... as a judge stated he “specialised in preying on the elderly”.
Robert Markward - who already had more than 100 convictions - was on home leave from prison when he committed his latest crimes.
This story is from the August 20, 2025 edition of Kilmarnock Standard.
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