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Fight leads to £180 in fines

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11 years ago

January 16, 2014

A MAN from Llangwm appeared in front of the town’s Magistrates on Tuesday to face a charge of using threatening, abusive and insulting words or behaviour towards Kayode Lawrence Huntley with intent to cause fear or provoke unlawful distress. Sam Hughes, aged 19, of Esthers Lane, pleaded guilty to this charge. Prosecuting, Ellie Morgan said:

“At 3.30pm on November 12, Officer Guest was on uniform foot patrol and noticed a fight outside Wetherspoons in Quay Street, Haverfordwest. School children were in the area and were clearly shocked by what was happening. A female with shopping bags had crossed the road due to being alarmed.

“The defendant had tackled Huntley to the floor and went into the middle of the road causing traffic to stop. Hughes then got up and made off”.

“Both men were taken to the police station. Hughes had been in town with his friends, he did know Huntley but was aware of him through a friend. Hughes says Huntley had started on him and he was using self-defence.

Hughes said “I feel bad, but I have always been told to stick up for myself”.

Officers explained to Hughes that his continued acts of violence went beyond self-defence”.

Defence solicitor Michael Kelleher said: “I think it is simply a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It was not started by Hughes, and CCTV shows Huntley pushing him. It’s very hard when being pushed and kicked to not defend yourself. He accepts he dumped Huntley on the floor, and accepts people would not like what they saw.

“Hughes was not the conductor. This is difficult to judge, and it is difficult to know whether he should have pleaded not guilty. Give him credit for not being the initiator”.

Magistrates fined Hughes a total of £180 to pay £5 per week.

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.