Crime

Man handed suspended sentence for series of domestic assaults in Crymych

Published

1 week ago

December 1, 2025

A DINAS CROSS man has been handed an 18-week suspended prison sentence after admitting a series of domestic assaults and criminal damage in Crymych.

Multiple offending over two days
William Lewis aged 40, of Parc Brynach, Dinas Cross, appeared for sentence at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Nov 26). The court dealt with three separate assault charges and one count of criminal damage, all committed between 30 and 31 October 2025 at Maes Hafren, Crymych.

Lewis pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing on 3 November.

The assaults involved two victims, a female, and a second protected complainant who cannot be identified for legal reasons under a Section 45 reporting restriction.

The court heard that Lewis assaulted Ms Simmons twice — first on 30 October and again on 31 October — during incidents that took place inside the property. He also caused damage to the back door of the address, which belonged to housing association Barcud. The value of the damage was not known.

Sentence explained by magistrates
Magistrates said the offences were so serious that “only a custodial sentence can be justified,” citing Lewis’s previous convictions, the domestic setting and the impact statements provided.

He was sentenced to a total custodial term of 18 weeks, suspended for 24 months. An additional concurrent 8-week term was imposed for the criminal damage matter, also suspended.

During the two-year suspension period, Lewis must:

Complete 150 hours of unpaid work within 12 months
Undertake a 9-month alcohol treatment programme, attending weekly sessions as directed by probation
Attend 26 programme days
Complete up to 20 days of rehabilitation activity

He must also pay £50 compensation for the damage to the door and £200 compensation to Ms Simmons. A victim surcharge of £154 and £85 prosecution costs were ordered, with deductions to be taken from his benefits.

Restraining order until 2027
A restraining order was imposed prohibiting Lewis from contacting the woman except for childcare arrangements made through a third party. He is also banned from entering or approaching within 100 metres of her home.

Lewis is further prohibited from posting, entering or sharing any online content that refers to Ms Simmons directly or by implication. The order runs until 25 November 2027.

A separate youth reporting restriction relating to another complainant remains in place.

Crime

Motorist banned for three years after driving with cannabis in system

Published

17 hours ago

December 10, 2025

Sarah Jane Absalom

Driver stopped on Hamilton Terrace was over legal limit for Delta-9 THC

A 40-YEAR-OLD Milford Haven motorist has lost her driving licence after being caught driving with cannabis in her system.

Joanna Bates was stopped by police on the afternoon of September 22 after officers received reports of a suspected drug driver travelling along Hamilton Terrace in a Vauxhall Astra.

Blood tests later confirmed she had 2.8 mcg of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol in her system. The legal limit is 2 mcg.

Bates, of Plas Peregrine, Steynton, pleaded guilty to the drug-driving offence when she appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court.

She was disqualified from driving for three years, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 in court costs and a £48 surcharge.

Crime

Kilgetty scaffolder sentenced after driving with cocaine and in system

Published

18 hours ago

December 10, 2025

Sarah Jane Absalom

Judge imposes three-year ban and unpaid work

A PEMBROKESHIRE scaffolder who was caught driving with a cocktail of drugs in his system has been sentenced by a judge sitting at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court.

Jordan Whalley, 26, was seen driving his Ford Fiesta at excessive speed on the A478 near Begelly on October 3. A roadside drugs wipe tested positive, and subsequent blood analysis showed he had 36 mcg of cocaine, 240 mcg of benzoylecgonine, and 152 mcg of ketamine in his system.

Whalley, of Ryelands Lane, Kilgetty, pleaded guilty this week to three counts of drug-driving.

Probation officer Julie Norman told the court: “He’d been to a party the day before and thought the drugs would be out of his system by the following day.”

District Judge Mark Layton banned Whalley from driving for 36 months and ordered him to complete 120 hours of unpaid work. He must also pay a £114 surcharge and £85 costs.

Crime

Johnston woman banned for three years after late-night drug-drive stop

Published

20 hours ago

December 10, 2025

Court Reporter

Previous drink-drive conviction triggered extended disqualification

A 54-YEAR-OLD woman has been banned from the roads for three years after being caught drug-driving on the main road through Johnston.

Julie Meehan was stopped by officers in the early hours of July 25 as she drove her Ford Fiesta along the A4076. A roadside drugs wipe returned a positive result, and subsequent blood analysis recorded 8 mcg of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol. The legal limit is 2 mcg.

Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court heard this week that Meehan, of Silverdale Lodge, Johnston, had a previous drink-driving conviction within the last ten years, meaning her driving ban was subject to an automatic extension.

District Judge Mark Layton banned Meehan for a total of three years. She was also fined £120, ordered to pay £85 costs, and a £48 surcharge.