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Sheep die after horrific attack

Published

12 years ago

January 23, 2014

A MILFORD HAVEN farmer has asked dog owners to act responsibly after two dogs tried to eat one of his pregnant sheep while it was still alive on Wednesday last week.

Gareth Newing, of the Lambing Shed, near Castle Pill Farm, told the Herald:

“Dogs attacking sheep has been a big issue for me and my neighbours. At about 1pm on Wednesday, I had a phone call to say that two dogs were attacking my sheep. I found two Staffordshire Bull Terriers had got into the field and one of my sheep had been badly mauled. Another had its ear bitten off, and another ewe had been badly injured.

“The dogs had ripped out the sheep’s wool, pulled off both of her ears and tail and had bitten chunks out of her flesh. They were actually trying to eat her while she was still alive. She had big chunks of flesh missing and there were bite marks all over her. The owners were nowhere to be seen.

“We had to put her down there and then. We didn’t have time to wait for a vet to do it, she was too badly injured. After we had put the sheep out of her misery the dogs came back for another go”.

Farmers are legally allowed to shoot dogs on their land worrying sheep.

Mr Newing told The Herald: “I don’t have a gun myself. I’ve not wanted to shoot dogs because of the footpath right next to our farm, but I am going to have to resort to it if owners are not responsible”.

It will soon be the lambing season between February and March. Mr Newing told the Herald:

“All of my sheep are pregnant, and the one that had been killed was carrying two lambs, so we’ve actually lost three sheep. Other sheep may now miscarry due to the trauma of being attacked”.

Mr Newing added: “There are other places you can let your dog off the lead where they will not hurt anyone or anything. I would just like people to keep their dog on a lead and under control”.

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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14 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A HAKIN motorist has been banned from driving for three years after being caught behind the wheel with cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his system.

Mark Briskham, 53, of Waterloo Square, Wellington Road, Hakin, was stopped by police on January 5 as he drove a Ford Kuga along Steynton Road, near Milford Haven.

Blood tests carried out at the police station showed he had 800mcg of benzoylecgonine in his system. The legal limit is 50mcg.

He also had 64mcg of cocaine in his system. The legal limit is 10mcg.

Briskham pleaded guilty to two drug-driving charges when he appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

Magistrates disqualified him from driving for three years, taking into account a previous drug-drive conviction from 2020.

He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge.cr

Crime

Begelly man remanded over alleged May Day assault

Published

14 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A PEMBROKESHIRE man has been remanded in custody following an alleged May Day assault against a woman in Begelly.

Tomas Baker, 34, of Ty Dee, New Road, Begelly, is accused of assaulting the woman, causing actual bodily harm, at an undisclosed location in Begelly on May 1.

Baker appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week by video link from Swansea Prison.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

His trial will take place at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on June 22.

Crime

Waterston man denies child rape and sexual assault charges

Published

15 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Tom Sinclair

A WATERSTON man has appeared before magistrates charged with 13 sexual offences against children, including three allegations of raping a girl under the age of 13.

Chaisee Price, 25, of Biggins Hill, Waterston, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

He faces three charges of raping a girl under 13, eight charges of sexually assaulting girls aged between five and eight, and two charges of intentionally inciting girls under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2014 and 2019.

Price denied all charges.

Because of the seriousness of the allegations, magistrates declined jurisdiction and the case will now proceed to Swansea Crown Court on July 10.

Price was released on conditional bail.

The conditions include a daily electronically monitored curfew between 6:00pm and 6:00am, no contact with the prosecution witness, no unsupervised contact with children under 18, and a requirement to surrender his passport to police.