Brothers banished

Two brothers linked to the infamous “unruly” British family have admitted their roles in a roof-fixing scam and will be deported in the next 24 hours. Johnny Quinn, 30, and Patrick Quinn, 27, who were charged with obtaining money by deception, appeared yesterday in person at the Auckland District Court after appearing via video link from Whanganui Prison during their earlier court hearings. The brothers, the court heard, defrauded people across Auckland of $32,550. Judge David Sharp called the scam an “opportunist fraud”.