Inside
Out - West Midlands: Monday February 6, 2006
Bogus
Tradesmen
Bogus
tradesmen prey on the vulnerable
Their victims are often
elderly, their tactics devious and cold-hearted.
When bogus traders pay
a visit, they leave behind a legacy of heartbreak and misery.
Inside Out
goes on the trail of the conmen who earn a living by preying on the vulnerable
in their own homes.
We hear from the woman who claims her elderly mother’s
health deteriorated after a confrontation with bogus workmen. The pensioner later
died.
And we speak to the councillor who paid contractors £5,500
for a new driveway surface – but when cracks and bumps started to appear
the workers could not be traced.
But police and Trading Standards officials
are fighting back.
Presenter Ashley Blake goes on the road with a specialist
team set up to put bogus traders out of business.
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DNA
Dads
Birth
father? DNA can unearth family secrets
What can happen when
the wrong man’s name is put on a child’s birth certificate?
Inside
Out meets the woman who got more than she bargained for when she set out in search
of the man she thought was her father.
We also hear from the man who raised
a child for more than 10 years only to discover the boy was not his own.
And
it seems cases like this may not be rare – it is estimated that up to one
in 25 men in Britain could be raising children who are not their own.
Presenter
Jessica Whittaker finds out how developments in DNA technology mean it is becoming
increasingly easy for people to unearth hidden family secrets.
Inside
Out - West Midlands: Monday February 6, 2006
