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Wife of former Mayor falsely convicted

Published

9 years ago

April 4, 2017

Tom Sinclair

Peter and Doris Kraus: Charges have been formally dismissed

AN OVERSIGHT by the Department for Work and Pensions led to a Pembroke Dock woman being falsely convicted of claiming over £13,000 in benefits.

Mrs Doris Kraus, wife of former Mayor of Pembroke Dock, Cllr Peter Kraus, was accused of claiming the money whilst out of work.

She has since repaid the £13,335.02 that she received and in November, she received a discharge from the courts.

However, at an appeal at Swansea Crown Court on Friday, March 24, it was revealed that Mrs Doris Kraus had in fact contacted the DWP to notify them of a change in her circumstances.

Due to the findings, all charges against Mrs Kraus have been formally dismissed.

The case was picked up both locally and nationally but Doris is relieved that she no longer has a criminal record.
The money that was paid back has since been returned to Mrs Kraus.

Speaking to the Herald, Mrs Kraus said: “This has affected us very badly for a number of months. It happened last August and since then I didn’t go through the front door. It was only last week that I went into Pembroke Dock for the first time.

“Peter has been doing the shopping for us but he has had to take me to Kilgetty or Haverfordwest. It’s just been a nightmare and I wasn’t sleeping.

“It’s affected my daughters as well, as they have raised money for me, I didn’t ask them to and that has been on my conscience. It’s been a total nightmare.

“I’ve had lovely comments from people and nobody believed that I had done such a thing but thankfully now it is all over.

“It wasn’t very nice being put up on the front page but now the DWP are doing their best to try and find out where the blame lies.

“I’m just glad it’s all over.”

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

Published

11 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

11 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

12 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.