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Carer jailed for stealing £10,000

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12 years ago

March 31, 2014

A MILFORD HAVEN woman who stole almost £10,000 from a man she was supposed to be looking after has been jailed for eight months.

Laura Jane Nichols, aged 26, of Vale Court, Houghton, wept as she pleaded guilty at Haverfordwest Court on January 14. She was bailed to appear at Swansea Crown Court and wept again as judges read out her sentence last week.

When she appeared in court in January, prosecutor Ellie Morgan said: “Nichols was employed as a team leader at Elliot’s Hill Care Home where she looked after her 41-year-old victim.

“The man is unable to manage his finances and is cared for 24 hours a day. His card was kept in a tin at the care home and Nichols was the only person who used his account.

“A bank statement arrived for the victim which showed that he was overdrawn. The girl’s manager retrieved previous statements which also showed numerous withdrawals.

“Some were in Pembrokeshire while others were made in Cardiff, one of which was made at 3am.

“Copies of the statement were sent to the police who have made attempts to gain some of the money back.

“She said she was paying bills and loans and was using the victim’s money to save hers”.

In January, the chair of the bench told Magistrates: “This is financial abuse of a vulnerable person and nothing justifies that”.

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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1 hour 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

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1 hour 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

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2 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.