Crime

Milford woman jailed after stabbing partner before confessing at police station

Published

1 month ago

December 11, 2025

Judge says defendant’s mental health “needs sorting out”

A MILFORD HAVEN woman who stabbed her partner in the back and bicep walked straight into Haverfordwest Police Station and told officers: “I stabbed my ex-partner earlier.”

Amy Woolston, 22, entered the station at around 8:00pm on June 13 and openly confessed to the attack, Swansea Crown Court heard this week. She later pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding and has now been jailed for 12 months.

***Amy Woolston: Released from custody after spending time on remand***

‘He’s alright – he let me walk off’

Prosecutor Tom Scapens said Woolston told officers she and the victim had both taken acid earlier in the day and that she reacted after “feeling stab marks in her back”.

Police went to the victim’s home to check on his welfare. Although he was not there initially, he returned soon afterwards. Officers noted he was sober and not under the influence of any substance.

Asked what had happened, he replied: “Just a couple of things,” before gesturing to his back. He had three puncture or stab wounds to his back and a further wound to his bicep.

He told officers that Woolston had been “a bit shifty” when he returned from the shop before grabbing either a knife or a shard of glass from a windowsill and stabbing him. He refused medical treatment and added he had “had worse from her before”, confirming he did not support any prosecution.

Twenty previous convictions

Woolston, of Dartmouth Street, Milford Haven, has 20 previous convictions from 10 court appearances, including several for battery and assaults on emergency workers.

Mitigating, Dyfed Thomas said Woolston has long-standing mental health issues and had stopped taking prescribed medication for paranoid schizophrenia at the time of the incident. She was now medicated, remorseful, and engaging with support.

Judge: ‘Nobody knows what the outcome will be’

Sentencing her, Judge Geraint Walters said: “Whilst having an episode, no doubt, you stabbed your partner – something he adopted a rather blasé approach to. We need to sort out your problems. You taking a knife to somebody – you or somebody else – nobody knows what the outcome will be.”

Woolston was handed a 12-month prison sentence. As she had already served the equivalent time on remand, she was told she would be released imminently.

Judge Walters said a 12-month licence period would be “more helpful” to her going forward.

Crime

Man pleads guilty after £150k drugs haul found in Pembroke traffic stop

Published

3 days ago

January 9, 2026

Tom Sinclair

Routine police check led to discovery of cocaine and cannabis in car boot

A MAN has pleaded guilty after a routine traffic stop in Pembroke led to the discovery of Class A and Class B drugs with an estimated street value of more than £150,000.

On the morning of Friday (Jan 2), officers from the local Road Policing Unit stopped a grey Seat Ateca on Holyland Road, Pembroke, driven by 43-year-old Dean Evans.

During the stop, Evans made comments to officers suggesting they would find “stuff” in the vehicle. As a result, both he and the car were searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

A cardboard box was discovered in the boot containing a one-kilogram block of cocaine along with ten half-kilogram packages of herbal cannabis. The combined street value of the drugs was said to be well in excess of £150,000.

Evans was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply controlled drugs.

Following his arrest, officers carried out a search of Evans’ property, which led to the seizure of a black Mercedes AMG and a VOGE DS900 motorcycle under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

The Mercedes was also searched and found to contain a wallet holding more than £200 in cash, along with a clear snap-seal bag containing a white substance which later tested positive for cocaine.

Evans was charged with possession with intent to supply both Class A and Class B drugs and pleaded guilty at Swansea Magistrates’ Court on Saturday (Jan 3).

He was remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced on Friday (Jan 23).

Crime

Man fined after admitting public order offence

Published

4 days ago

January 8, 2026

Court Reporter

A HAVERFORDWEST man has been fined after admitting a public order offence.

Gareth Williams, aged 45, of Merlins Bridge, Haverfordwest, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Jan 7).

The court heard that Williams was charged with using threatening or abusive words or behaviour, contrary to the Public Order Act, during an incident on December 28, 2025.

He pleaded guilty to the offence at the first opportunity.

Magistrates imposed a fine, and ordered Williams to pay prosecution costs and a victim surcharge.

Crime

Man fined and banned from driving after insurance offence

Published

4 days ago

January 8, 2026

Court Reporter

A PEMBROKE man has been fined and disqualified from driving after admitting a motoring offence.

Rhys Phillips, aged 33, of Bush Street, Pembroke, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Jan 7).

The court heard that Phillips drove a motor vehicle without insurance on October 2, 2025.

He pleaded guilty to the offence.

Magistrates imposed a fine, endorsed his licence with penalty points, and imposed a driving disqualification due to his record. He was also ordered to pay prosecution costs and a victim surcharge.