Crime

Police reassure community after school lockdown incident in Carmarthen

Published

1 month ago

December 11, 2025

DYFED-POWYS POLICE have issued reassurance to the community after Ysgol Bro Myrddin in Carmarthen was placed into a precautionary lockdown on Wednesday afternoon following threats against a pupil.

A17-year-old male from Carmarthenshire has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and remains in police custody.

A police spokesman said: “Following inquiries relating to an incident of threats against a pupil at Ysgol Bro Myrddin, Carmarthen on Wednesday afternoon (Dec 10), which led to a lockdown at the school, a 17-year-old male from Carmarthenshire has been arrested on suspicion of threats to kill. He is detained in police custody.

“The school will be open as normal tomorrow, but there will be a precautionary police presence to provide reassurance and support to pupils and staff.”

***Armed police at the school (Image: via BBC)***

Following reports that a Carmarthenshire school was placed into lockdown after threats were made against a pupil, leading to the arrest of a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of making threats to kill, the Welsh Conservatives have reiterated their concerns about rising violence in Welsh schools.

Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education, Natasha Asghar MS, said: “The Welsh Conservatives have repeatedly raised concerns about rising levels of violence in our schools and this latest incident is deeply alarming.

“Teachers and pupils must feel safe in their learning environment, and the Labour Government must take immediate action to address the escalating violence we are seeing across Wales.

“The Welsh Conservatives would restore school safety and discipline by introducing automatic exclusions for pupils who carry weapons into school, tackling this growing crisis head-on, fostering a safer environment for students and staff and rebuilding trust between schools and families.”

Crime

Man accused of GBH, threats to kill and weapons offence remanded on bail

Published

16 hours ago

January 12, 2026

Court Reporter

Multiple serious allegations before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court

A MAN accused of a series of serious violent and public order offences has been remanded on conditional bail by magistrates.

Jamie Clews, aged 39, of Spring Gardens, Hubberston, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Jan 12) in connection with multiple alleged offences spanning 2024 and 2025.

The court heard that Clews is charged with threatening a person with an offensive weapon or bladed article on January 1, 2024.

He also faces an allegation of wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent, contrary to section 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act, said to have been committed on June 7, 2024.

Further charges include making threats to kill on June 1, 2024, and criminal damage to property valued under £5,000, also alleged to have occurred on January 1, 2024.

In addition, Clews is accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm on December 21, 2025.

The court was also told that on January 7, 2026, Clews was arrested by a police officer for breaking, or being likely to break, bail conditions, an issue which was addressed during the hearing.

Magistrates dealt with the case as an ongoing matter and remanded Clews on conditional bail. The specific conditions were not outlined in open court.

The case was adjourned for a further hearing at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on a date yet to be fixed.

Crime

Pembroke Dock man fined for harassment offence

Published

16 hours ago

January 12, 2026

Court Reporter

Guilty plea entered at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court

A PEMBROKE DOCK man has been fined after admitting a harassment offence.

Ryan Winterford, aged 33, of Cuckoo Wood, Pembroke Dock, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Jan 12) where he pleaded guilty to a single charge of harassment without violence.

The offence, contrary to section 2 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, was committed on December 25, 2025.

Winterford entered his guilty plea at the first hearing, and the conviction was formally recorded by the court on Monday.

Magistrates imposed a fine of £153 and ordered Winterford to pay prosecution costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Crime

Man admits harassment, assault and sharing intimate image

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16 hours ago

January 12, 2026

Tom Sinclair

Guilty pleas entered at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court

A MAN with no fixed address has admitted a series of offences including harassment, assault, and sharing an intimate image without consent.

Brandon Pugh, aged 26, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Jan 12) where he pleaded guilty to three separate offences committed in Pembrokeshire last autumn.

The court heard that on October 30, 2025, Pugh carried out harassment without violence, contrary to section 2 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.

He also admitted assault by beating, an offence under section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, committed on November 6, 2025.

In addition, Pugh pleaded guilty to sharing a photograph or film of a person in an intimate state without their consent, an offence under section 33 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, also committed on November 6, 2025.

All three guilty pleas were entered on December 23, 2025, and were taken into account by the court when sentence was passed.

As part of the outcome, Pugh was ordered to pay £200 in compensation. He was also ordered to pay costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.