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Neyland: ‘Stolen’ body warmer ripped off innocent pedestrian

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Gunter said he thought he was recovering a stolen garment

Gunter said he thought he was recovering a stolen garment

A NEYLAND man who thought he was recovering a stolen body warmer by ripping it from the back of the wearer has been placed under supervision.

Nathan Gunter, aged 34, appeared at Swansea Crown Court on Friday (May 15) having admitted assault causing actual bodily harm. A charge of robbery was not proceeded with.
Gareth James, prosecuting, said Gunter had been walking close to his home in Picton Road when he spotted 39 year old Robert Pollock and thought he recognised the body warmer he was wearing.
Gunter asked him where he had got it from and Mr Pollock told him he “had had it for ages.”
Gunter swung a punch which missed but Mr Pollock fell to the ground, where he was punched and kneed in the chest until Gunter had got the garment from him.
The attack was witnessed by a neighbour and he was soon arrested. He told police he had bought the body warmer in Ireland and it had been taken during a burglary at his home.
It was not suggested, added Mr James, that it had been a serious example of assault causing harm.
Judge Paul Thomas said he accepted it was probable that Gunter, in his own mind, had believed that the body warmer belonged to him,
But that did not justify such an attack, which had left Mr Pollock with unpleasant injuries and anxiety.
Gunter was placed under supervision for 12 months and ordered to undertake a rehabilitation activity. He was also ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work for the community and to pay a government surcharge.
2 Comments

2 Comments

  1. Nathan Gunter

    May 17, 2015 at 1:09 pm

    It was my body warmer, can’t see how the court can drop the charge of robbery but not accept it was mine. The “innocent pedestrian” had burgled my flat. I didn’t hit him once while he was on the ground. I’m no angel but I’m not a scumbag.

  2. Christopher Gunter

    May 23, 2015 at 12:52 pm

    There was a significant delay between this ‘story’ being published online and appearing in print. The comments that were initially left made it clear there were inaccuracies and a clear intention to demonise and dehumanise an individual who admitted being at fault, despite being the initial victim of an attack. In the interim there was no attempt at all made to follow up the story or correct it in any way. This leads me to believe the number of comments received is more important than their content to your shallow rag of a paper.

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Domestic violence offender jailed after breaching court order

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A LONG-STANDING Pembrokeshire domestic violence offender has been sent back to prison after breaching a domestic violence protection order.

Paul Webber was arrested on March 18 after being seen kissing his victim outside probation offices in Haverfordwest, despite a court order preventing contact.

A court order imposed by Llanelli magistrates earlier this month prevented him from making any contact with the female after being convicted of threatening to kill her, strangle her, and sexually assault her.

“On March 12, a report was made to police that he’d attended a probation appointment with the female, who remained standing outside the offices,” a spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police told Haverfordwest magistrates this week.

“Police officers viewed the CCTV footage and recognised the female as the victim.

“This was clearly a breach of the domestic violence protection order towards a vulnerable woman, and there’s also concern that she minimises incidents. He’s known as a domestic violence instigator with previous partners.”

Webber, of Winch Lane, Haverfordwest, pleaded guilty to breaching the domestic violence protection order.

He was sentenced to 28 days in custody.

“You were aware of the terms of the order but you deliberately breached it,” said the presiding magistrate when passing sentence.

“You showed a complete disregard for it.”

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Arrest warrant issued for charity box theft suspect

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A WARRANT without bail has been issued for a Milford Haven man accused of stealing a charity box from the Castle Hotel in Haverfordwest.

Daniel Fairlie, 29, of Observatory Avenue, Milford Haven, was listed to appear before Haverfordwest magistrates on Tuesday, March 18. However, after failing to attend, magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest.

Fairlie is accused of stealing the charity box on November 23, 2024, along with multiple shoplifting offences and drug possession.

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Bail breacher remanded in custody after ferry trip with victim

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A BAIL breacher has been remanded in custody after traveling to and from Ireland on the Pembroke Dock ferry with a victim he was prohibited from seeing.

Robson Franca, 38, was arrested by port officers after being seen in the presence of the complainant when the Rosslare ferry recently docked in Pembroke Dock.

This week, Haverfordwest magistrates were told that a domestic violence court order imposed by Avon and Somerset magistrates prohibited Franca from having any contact with the complainant pending his trial on May 16.

Franca’s solicitor, Peter Tarr, told the court that the complainant frequently contacts Franca and makes threats if he refuses to see her.

Despite the defense’s arguments, magistrates refused to grant bail, citing concerns that Franca might commit further offences, fail to surrender, or interfere with prosecution witnesses. He was remanded in custody.

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