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Haverfordwest: Woman threatened to drive off Strumble Head
A HAVERFORDWEST woman who threatened to kill herself and two minors by “crashing into the sea” took them on a terrifying car journey to Strumble Head near Fishguard, a judge heard on Friday (Apr 10).
One of the youngsters escaped after she parked overlooking the cliff edge and ran across fields in the dark to reach safety.
The 33-year-old admitted making a threat to kill.
Brian Simpson, prosecuting, told Swansea crown court how in February she split up with her partner.
The following day they exchanged angry telephone text messages and in one the woman said she intended to get drunk and drive off a bridge.
She then told the children that she was intending to drive off a cliff and into the sea.
The woman, who lives in Haverfordwest, drove them to Strumble Head and several times the boys tried to escape from the car, but she managed to stop them.
Once at Strumble Head one of the children made a successful attempt and ran across fields to a nearby house where the occupant called the police.
Officers came across the woman as she drove along the cliff trying to find the child.
David Williams, the barrister representing the woman, said she had behaved in an immature, selfish and ill-considered way and accepted that she must have caused the boys substantial fear.
Judge Keith Thomas told the defendant: “It could have been a dreadful tragedy if you had carried out the thoughts that were in your mind.”
He said he understood she was going through an emotional turmoil at the time but “getting drunk and wound up” was not the way to deal with it.
The woman, who was detained at Eastwood Park women’s prison following her arrest, was placed under supervision for two years and told to undertake a 30 day rehabilitation activity.
Crime
Court hears man exposed his flaccid manhood ‘by accident’
A 21-YEAR-OLD Pembrokeshire man has appeared before magistrates charged with intentionally exposing his genitals in a public place.
Thomas Jones is accused of carrying out the act at a property in New Moat, Clarbeston Road, on November 9, 2022.
“The defendant knocked on the door of a female and offered his gardening services,” Crown prosecutor Nia James told Haverfordwest magistrates this week.
“She accepted his offer and moved her car so that he could move his van, but when she turned around, she could see his flaccid penis was outside his trousers. When she pointed this out to him, he said he didn’t know that it was exposed.”
Jones denies the charge. He was released on unconditional bail to await his trial at Haverfordwest magistrates court on January 6.
Crime
Regular cocaine user from Milford Haven taken off the road
A MILFORD HAVEN resident who admits to being a regular cocaine user has lost his driving licence after being found behind the wheel when he was 15 times over the legal Benzoylecgonine limit.
Teifion Morse, 41, was stopped by officers just before midnight on May 1 following reports that he was driving his Vauxhall Insignia along the A477 at excessive speeds.
“The vehicle was travelling westwards towards Kilgetty, and Teifion Morse was the driver and the sole occupant, “ Crown Prosecutor Nia James told Haverfordwest magistrates this week.
A roadside drugs wipe proved positive while further blood tests carried out at the police custody suite showed that Morse had 800 mcg of benzoylecgonine in his system (the legal limit is 50), and 20 mcg of cocaine. The legal limit is 10.
Ms James said that when Morse was spoken to by officers, he told them that he knew the readings would be positive. “I’ve done stupid amounts today,” he said.
Morse, of Hawthorn Path, Milford Haven, pleaded guilty to two charges of drug driving. A probation report stated that since leaving the military five and a half years ago, Morse has suffered from mental health issues.
He’s been using cocaine as a coping mechanism,” said the probation officer. “He freely admits that he uses cocaine to help him cope, but it’s spiralled and is getting more and more out of control. He would like support to kick this habit.”
Morse chose to be legally unrepresented when he appeared before magistrates.
“It was my stupid fault and I’m trying to take the correct steps to get on the right path,” he said in mitigation.
Morse was sentenced to an 18-month community order during which he must carry out 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 150 hours of unpaid work. He was disqualified from driving for 15 months and must pay a £140 court surcharge and £85 costs.
News
Haverfordwest motorist ‘was well and truly over the limit’
A MOTORIST , described by the Crown Prosecution as being ‘well and truly over the limit’, has been banned from driving by Haverfordwest magistrates.
Police were called to the County Hall car park, Haverfordwest just before midnight on Hallowe’en following reports of the way in which an Alfa Romeo was being driven along Old Hakin Road.
When officers arrived, they discovered Ashley Horrocks, 32, behind the wheel.
“When officers spoke to him, he was displaying the demeanour of someone who was intoxicated,” said Crown Prosecutor Nia James.
A roadside breath test was positive and subsequent breath tests carried out at the police station showed that Horrocks had 78 mcg of alcohol in his system. The legal limit is 35.
“He was well and truly over the limit,” added Ms James.
Horrocks, of Rack Hill Terrace, Hawthorn Rise, Haverfordwest, pleaded guilty to the drink-drive charge. He was legally represented by Mr Michael Kelleher.
“It was an incredibly stupid decision on his part to drive, but he hasn’t drunk any alcohol since,” he said.
Horrocks was fined £250 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £100 surcharge. He was disqualified from driving for 20 months.
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Donald Charles
April 17, 2015 at 11:34 pm
Once again we see the time of the police and others wasted by this kind of manic, drunken and selfish behaviour exhibited by people who, frankly, should in many cases never ever be allowed to have children in the first place. We have to be honest and say, ‘look, consider the wider society around you; life is not just about your petty, infantile tantrums; and the consequences of your uneducated, ignorant irrationality has devastating results for others in addition to your own sordid existence, whether as a result of homicidal car usage or risking unnecessarily the lives of professional people in the course of trying to come to terms with your dysfunctionality.’
But of course as long as these idiots are allowed free rein to rampage across the county we can expect more of the same. It’s similar news as previously reported in the past…. all too depressingly familiar to the council-tax payer who picks up the tab.