Crime

Haverfordwest woman banned from road after second drink-drive conviction

Published

2 months ago

February 26, 2026

Assault on officer followed crash incident

A HAVERFORDWEST woman has been banned from driving after admitting drink-driving for the second time in ten years and assaulting a police officer following a collision.

Rebecca Gau, 39, was arrested on February 4 after officers were called to a road traffic collision on Dale Road, Haverfordwest.

“When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered a number of people present and, as they tried to establish what had happened, they saw Rebecca Gau attempting to leave,” Crown Prosecutor Dennis Davies told Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

“As they attempted to speak with her, she kept telling them to give her space and then flung her arm out, striking one of the officers in the face.”

Gau, of Three Meadows, Haverfordwest, was arrested and taken to Haverfordwest Police Station, where she provided a breath sample showing 79 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

The court heard this was Gau’s second drink-drive conviction within ten years, following a similar offence in 2020.

Gau pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker by beating and drink-driving. She was represented by Alaw Harries.

“This offence took place during a particularly difficult time of personal crisis for her,” said Ms Harries.

“She recognises the seriousness and potential danger of drink-driving, but this happened during a very difficult period in her life following the miscarriage of her child. She was unable to regulate her emotions and, in that fragile state, made the regrettable decision to drink and drive.

“She fully accepts responsibility and is extremely remorseful.”

Ms Harries added that Gau suffers from partial deafness and was struggling to hear and understand what officers were asking her to do at the time, which increased her frustration.

Magistrates disqualified Gau from driving for 40 months. She was also fined £240 and ordered to pay a £96 court surcharge and £85 prosecution costs.

Crime

Man cleared after prosecution offers no evidence at Crown Court

Published

17 hours ago

April 18, 2026

Court Reporter

Swansea Crown Court entered formal not guilty verdicts on all counts, bringing the case to an end

A HAVERFORDWEST man has been cleared after the prosecution offered no evidence against him at Swansea Crown Court.

Luke Phillips, 23, of Woodlands Park, Haverfordwest, had previously faced charges relating to indecent images of children and extreme pornography.

The case came before His Honour Judge Thomas KC on Monday (Apr 13).

When the matter was called on, the prosecution offered no evidence on all counts.

Formal not guilty verdicts were then entered on each count, bringing the proceedings to an end.

Phillips was represented by barrister Ian Ibrahim.

The outcome means there is no further action to be taken in relation to the case.

It is understood that property seized during the investigation can now be returned following the conclusion of the proceedings.

Crime

Man found staggering in street after brutal caravan attack

Published

2 days ago

April 17, 2026

Court Reporter

Victim suffered fractured wrist and suspected broken jaw after assault in Pembroke Dock

A MAN was found staggering around Pembroke Dock town centre covered in blood after a brutal attack inside a caravan, Swansea Crown Court has heard.

The victim had gone to the mobile home in the early hours of January 29 intending to buy cocaine. But after arriving at an address in Pembroke Dock, he was directed to a caravan parked behind another house, where he encountered two men, including Zack Ian Craig High.

Prosecutor Sian Cutter told the court that while the complainant was making his way to the caravan, he received a phone call telling him to make an online payment.

***There was a huge police response on the day of the incident (Image: Herald)***

Once inside, an argument broke out between the complainant and High. The confrontation quickly turned violent, with High punching the victim to the floor before repeatedly punching and kicking him.

After the attack, the injured man managed to leave the caravan and walk back towards Pembroke Dock town centre. While doing so, he made a video call to a friend. Alarmed by the bloodied state of the complainant, the friend contacted police.

Officers later found the victim staggering through the town with blood on his face. He was taken to hospital, where medics found significant bruising to his face as well as bruising to his back, arms and legs. He was also found to have suffered a possible fracture to his upper jaw and a fractured wrist bone.

***Police cordoned off the town centre of Pembroke Dock on January 29 (Pic: Herald)***

High, aged 26, of no fixed abode, was arrested and gave a “no comment” interview.

He had originally been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent, but later pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

The court heard that at the time of the assault, High was already subject to a suspended sentence.

Defending, Stuart John said High denied any involvement in drug dealing. He suggested the background to the incident may have involved the fact that his client was in a relationship with the complainant’s former partner.

Sentencing, Judge Geraint Walters described the attack as “brutal” and said it had caused significant injuries.

With credit for his guilty plea, High was jailed for 18 months. He will serve 40 per cent of the sentence in custody before being released on licence for the remainder.

The judge also imposed a five-year restraining order banning High from contacting the victim.

Top photo caption: Zack High was jailed for 18 months after a brutal attack in Pembroke Dock left a man with serious injuries (Pic: Dyfed-Powys Police)