Crime

Pregnant woman strangled by ex after refusing to drop complaint

Published

7 months ago

May 30, 2025

Evans jailed for 28 months following terrifying incident in Pembroke

A PEMBROKE DOCK man has been jailed after he forced his way into his pregnant ex-partner’s home and strangled her when she refused to withdraw a police complaint.

LEIGHTON EVANS, aged 30, of London Road, had been banned from contacting the woman following allegations of assault. Despite this, on the evening of November 8 last year, he appeared in her garden and climbed through a window into her home in Pembroke.

The victim, who was 30 weeks pregnant at the time, found Evans sitting on her sofa rolling a cigarette. Prosecutor Georgia Donohue told the court that he began accusing her of “ruining his life” and demanded she retract the complaint she had made to police.

When the woman refused, Evans attempted to leave undetected by avoiding her doorbell camera. However, he began arguing with her again at the side of the house.

Ms Donohue said Evans made threatening remarks, including telling her she would “lose her baby”. When she tried to push him away, Evans grabbed her by the throat with both hands. She managed to fight him off and he fled.

The woman immediately contacted friends, who in turn called the police.

Evans initially told officers he had been at home all evening and claimed CCTV would support his story. When asked about a red mark on his neck, he said it was from shaving. However, during transport to the station, he admitted being at the woman’s home but alleged she had attacked him.

The court heard the woman now feels vulnerable and fearful when people knock at her door. “I just want to feel safe,” she said.

Evans had previously been convicted at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on February 3 for battery and criminal damage, relating to a separate incident last October where he threw a fork at the victim, punched her, and smashed her phone. He was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison for those offences.

Initially denying the charges of intentional strangulation and witness intimidation, Evans changed his plea to guilty on the day of trial in relation to the strangulation.

Defending, Emily Bennett said Evans had found his first time in custody “sobering and distressing” and accepted the relationship was over. “He knows he must leave her alone,” she said.

Judge Catherine Richards sentenced Evans to 28 months in prison. A three-year restraining order was imposed to protect the victim.

Crime

Aberystwyth man denies criminal damage charge over Cardigan gallery window

Published

14 hours ago

December 15, 2025

Court Reporter

Alleged incident said to have taken place on Bridge Street

AN ABERYSTWYTH man has denied a charge of criminal damage relating to an alleged incident in Cardigan.

Ricky Myers, aged 27, of Jasper House, Aberystwyth, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Dec 15).

The court heard that Myers is accused of criminal damage to property valued under £5,000, contrary to the Criminal Damage Act 1971.

The charge relates to an incident on Saturday (Aug 24, 2024) at Manchester House on Bridge Street, Cardigan, where it is alleged that a window at the Cardigan Gallery was damaged. The property is said to belong to Peter Austin.

Myers pleaded not guilty to the allegation.

Magistrates adjourned the case for further case management, and Myers was remanded on conditional bail, with a condition that he live and sleep each night at his home address.

He is due to return to court at Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Dec 17) at 2:00pm.

Crime

Pembroke Dock man remanded in custody ahead of sentencing on string of offences

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14 hours ago

December 15, 2025

Court Reporter

Harassment charge and three assaults among cases listed for Llanelli court

A PEMBROKE DOCK man has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing after admitting a series of offences, including harassment and assaults.

Tony Brundrett, aged 21, of Kavanagh Court, Pembroke Dock, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Dec 15).

The court heard Brundrett has pleaded guilty to harassment without violence, contrary to the Protection from Harassment Act. The charge alleges that between Tuesday (Sep 17) and Thursday (Oct 31) at Spring View, Pembroke Dock, he pursued a course of conduct amounting to harassment of a female, including attending her home address and contacting her by text message.

He has also admitted assault by beating against the same female, alleged to have taken place on Wednesday (May 21) at Spring View, Pembroke Dock, and a further assault by beating against a second female on Thursday (Oct 30), also at Spring View.

Magistrates were additionally told that Brundrett faces a further allegation of common assault against a third female, said to have occurred on Tuesday (Dec 9) at Kavanagh Court, Pembroke Dock. No plea was recorded to that matter in the register entry.

Brundrett has also pleaded guilty to a number of offences linked to an incident in Haverfordwest on Saturday (Nov 16). These include:

Aggravated vehicle taking, involving a Vauxhall Corsa, with damage caused before recovery
Using a motor vehicle without insurance
Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence
Criminal damage, involving a window belonging to Pembrokeshire County Council

He was remanded in custody, with the next hearing listed at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Dec 31) at 10:00am.

Crime

Milford Haven man admits multiple offences after A477 incident

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14 hours ago

December 15, 2025

Court Reporter

Zombie knife charge and dangerous driving among offences before the court

A MILFORD HAVEN man has appeared before magistrates charged with four offences arising from a single incident in Pembrokeshire.

Simon Rees, aged 28, of Observatory Avenue, Hakin, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Dec 15).

The court heard that all four offences are alleged to have taken place on Tuesday (Nov 5) and relate to an incident on the A477 towards Pembroke Dock involving a Ford Fiesta.

Rees is charged with:

Possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, namely a zombie knife
Dangerous driving
Using a motor vehicle without third party insurance
Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence

Magistrates were told that Rees has pleaded guilty to the insurance offence and to driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence. He has also changed his plea to guilty on the offensive weapon charge, while indicating a guilty plea to the dangerous driving offence.

The case was adjourned for sentence, and the court ordered that a pre-sentence report be prepared.

Rees was remanded on conditional bail, with conditions including a night-time curfew between 8:00pm and 7:00am, to be electronically monitored, and a requirement to reside at his home address.

He is due to return to Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court for sentencing on Tuesday (Jan 7) at 10:00am.