handyman

Perpetually in the Belchers’ orbit is Teddy — handyman, loyal customer and Bob’s best friend.

Local handymen have also donated their time for free to fit the new items.

Within weeks the former car mechanic and handyman - a Texan "Mr Fix It" type who wore a cowboy hat and jeans nearly every day - was in end-of-life hospice care.

“You never knew if he was going to be having lunch with the former chief of police or his former handyman who came by once a week, and everyone in between.”

A serial conman who posed as a nurse, a handyman and an electrician to steal from and defraud elderly victims has been sentenced to nine years in prison.