Prolific eBay conman Phillip Shortman jailed for two years

A prolific eBay conman who once used his five-year-old son's details to sell a bogus phone has been jailed for two years.

Phillip Shortman, 27, from Abersychan, Pontypool, had previously admitted 10 counts of fraud at Newport Crown Court.

He was caught after failing to deliver a car part to a police officer who ordered it from him online.

Sentencing him, Judge John Jenkins QC said he was a "inveterate fraudster who simply will not stop".

Jordan Davies reports.