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Drink driver ‘didn’t want to go out’

Published

10 years ago

December 18, 2014

A MAN who ‘did not want to go out’ was banned from driving after he pleaded guilty to drink-driving at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. Marcin Niewiadomski, aged 33, of Heol Y Felin, Goodwick, was disqualified from driving for 20 months and also fined £215. He had drunk a few beers but his wife had been learning to drive and she wanted to show him what she had learnt. He agreed to go out but was caught by an officer in an unmarked police car.

Prosecuting, Ellie Morgan said: “At ten past midnight on November 13, Officer Hugh Evans was on duty in an unmarked police car when he saw a Volkswagen turn on to the road in front of him The officer noticed the car swerve to the near side clipping the curb. He went around the roundabout and swerved again to the near side and clipped the curb again. The officer has then stopped the vehicle and went through the process of identification. The man’s speech was slurred and he could smell alcohol so the officer asked how much he had had to drink.

He said he had had four beers and he gave a positive road side test. At the station his lowest reading was 87 which is two and a half times the legal limit. He has a clean license and he is a man of clean character.” Defending, James Subbiani said: “My client pleads guilty at the first opportunity. He is married, his wife isn’t working and he works on a farm in Spittal. He starts work at 5.30am in the morning and works till late at night so he is a very hardworking man. On this night, he was tired but his wife, who has been learning to drive, wanted to show him what she had learnt and to demonstrate her new skills. On the way back he was seen by police.

This has caused some friction as he did not want to go out and he now finds himself here. He is going to lose his license and his job as he will not be able to fulfil his hours. There will be additional difficulties caused by disqualification and I would ask you to be as lenient as you possibly can in terms of a disqualification.” Niewiadomski was disqualified for 20 months and was also fined £110 for the incident. He was also ordered to pay £85 in court costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

Crime

Domestic violence offender jailed after breaching court order

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4 hours ago

March 18, 2025

Tom Sinclair

A LONG-STANDING Pembrokeshire domestic violence offender has been sent back to prison after breaching a domestic violence protection order.

Paul Webber was arrested on March 18 after being seen kissing his victim outside probation offices in Haverfordwest, despite a court order preventing contact.

A court order imposed by Llanelli magistrates earlier this month prevented him from making any contact with the female after being convicted of threatening to kill her, strangle her, and sexually assault her.

“On March 12, a report was made to police that he’d attended a probation appointment with the female, who remained standing outside the offices,” a spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police told Haverfordwest magistrates this week.

“Police officers viewed the CCTV footage and recognised the female as the victim.

“This was clearly a breach of the domestic violence protection order towards a vulnerable woman, and there’s also concern that she minimises incidents. He’s known as a domestic violence instigator with previous partners.”

Webber, of Winch Lane, Haverfordwest, pleaded guilty to breaching the domestic violence protection order.

He was sentenced to 28 days in custody.

“You were aware of the terms of the order but you deliberately breached it,” said the presiding magistrate when passing sentence.

“You showed a complete disregard for it.”

Crime

Arrest warrant issued for charity box theft suspect

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4 hours ago

March 18, 2025

Sarah Jane Absalom

A WARRANT without bail has been issued for a Milford Haven man accused of stealing a charity box from the Castle Hotel in Haverfordwest.

Daniel Fairlie, 29, of Observatory Avenue, Milford Haven, was listed to appear before Haverfordwest magistrates on Tuesday, March 18. However, after failing to attend, magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest.

Fairlie is accused of stealing the charity box on November 23, 2024, along with multiple shoplifting offences and drug possession.

Crime

Bail breacher remanded in custody after ferry trip with victim

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4 hours ago

March 18, 2025

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A BAIL breacher has been remanded in custody after traveling to and from Ireland on the Pembroke Dock ferry with a victim he was prohibited from seeing.

Robson Franca, 38, was arrested by port officers after being seen in the presence of the complainant when the Rosslare ferry recently docked in Pembroke Dock.

This week, Haverfordwest magistrates were told that a domestic violence court order imposed by Avon and Somerset magistrates prohibited Franca from having any contact with the complainant pending his trial on May 16.

Franca’s solicitor, Peter Tarr, told the court that the complainant frequently contacts Franca and makes threats if he refuses to see her.

Despite the defense’s arguments, magistrates refused to grant bail, citing concerns that Franca might commit further offences, fail to surrender, or interfere with prosecution witnesses. He was remanded in custody.