News

Milford Haven: Violent man will miss his child’s birth

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10 years ago

January 27, 2015

A VIOLENT Milford Haven man will miss the birth of his child after being jailed for 12 months on Tuesday (Jan 27).

Paul Rogers, aged 26, broke his victim’s elbow so badly he may never fully recover and has been forced to give up the career he was pursuing.

Rogers, of Prioryville, admitted assaulting Adrian Lee Davies causing grievous bodily harm.

Kevin Jones, prosecuting, told Swansea crown court how on April 25 last year Mr Davies had been walking towards the home of a friend, Julie Griffiths, in John Lewis Street, Hakin, when Rogers spotted him.

Mr Jones said there had been animosity between the men because Miss Griffiths had once ejected Rogers from a flat.

Rogers swore at him and then “started laying into him.”

Mr Davies was knocked to the floor and repeatedly punched, breaking his left elbow.

Mr Jones said the joint had been smashed “into little pieces” and an operation to knit them back together had not been entirely successful.

As a result Mr Davies had still not regained full movement of the joint and had had to give up a welding course and his ambition to work in the industry.

The court heard that Rogers had 35 previous convictions, many of them for violence.

His barrister, Carina Hughes, said he had battled alcoholism but the knowledge that his partner would give birth in the spring had motivated him to change.

Judge Chris Vosper said he noted that at first Rogers had tried to blame Mr Davies for the violence.

And he could not ignore his long record for violence.

Judge Vosper said he was sorry that Rogers would miss the birth of his son but only a sentence of immediate custody could be passed.

Crime

Attempted burglary at the Welsh Bakery, Milford Haven

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1 hour ago

January 21, 2025

Tom Sinclair

POLICE are investigating an attempted burglary at the flat above the Welsh Bakery on Robert Street, Milford Haven. The incident is believed to have occurred between 4:30pm on Saturday, January 18, and 8:45am on Monday, January 20, 2025.

It is understood that force was used in an attempt to gain access to the upstairs flat.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is urged to contact PC 865 Andy Baxter at Haverfordwest police station. You can reach out via:

Online: Dyfed-Powys Police Contact Form

Email: [email protected]

Direct message on social media

Phone: 101

Please quote reference number 50 of January 20.

Crime

Lung condition cited as defence in Haverfordwest drink-drive case

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1 hour ago

January 21, 2025

Tom Sinclair

A LUNG condition has landed a Hakin man in the dock after he refused to give a breath test when suspected of driving through Haverfordwest town centre while over the drink-drive limit.

Frank Morrissey was stopped by officers on December 12 and asked to provide a roadside breath test. He refused.

This week Morrissey, 58, of Glebelands, Hakin, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates Court, where he denied failing to provide the breath test for analysis. His solicitor, Tom Lloyd, claimed his client suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is a lung condition resulting in breathing difficulties. As a result, the defendant was unable to provide the breath test.

The case was adjourned to March 20, when Morrissey’s trial will take place at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court. He was released on unconditional bail.

Crime

New Year’s Day drink-driver crashes into parked car

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1 hour ago

January 21, 2025

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A NEW YEAR’S DAY drinking spree has resulted in a lengthy disqualification for Pembroke motorist Pauline Turner, who crashed into a parked Mercedes while over twice the drink-drive limit.

Police were called to St Anne’s Crescent, Pembroke Dock, just before 2:30pm on January 1, following reports that a black Toyota Yaris had collided with a parked Mercedes.

Officers discovered Turner, 61, who admitted being the driver of the Yaris.

“She identified herself to police officers and told them that she’d consumed five or six pints,” Crown Prosecutor Nia James told Haverfordwest Magistrates Court this week.

After admitting the charge of drink-driving, Turner, of Ashdale Lane, Pembroke, was disqualified from driving for 20 months. She was fined £150 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £60 surcharge.