A MILFORD HAVEN man has been sentenced to 16 weeks in prison after admitting to breaching a restraining order and failing to comply with a community order.

Liam Roberts, 32, of Marble Hall Road, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (Dec 12). The court heard that Roberts failed to attend probation office appointments on November 4 and November 8, breaching a community order imposed by Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on August 21, 2024.

The order related to an offence on August 11, 2024, when Roberts came within 100 metres of a prohibited address in Hakin. This incident violated a restraining order issued in 2021 by Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court.

Magistrates revoked the community order, citing Roberts’ “wilful and persistent failure to comply with probation,” and sentenced him to 16 weeks in prison.

In addition to the custodial sentence, Roberts was ordered to pay a £154 victim surcharge and £60 in court costs, totaling £214. A collection order was made, with payment due by February 20, 2025.

This case underscores the serious consequences of breaching court orders and failing to engage with rehabilitation programmes.

AT SWANSEA CROWN COURT on Friday (Dec 13), Papaipit Linse, 43, of Upper Market Street, Haverfordwest, was sentenced to a hospital order after being found guilty of killing her seven-year-old son in January this year.

Judge P H Thomas, in delivering the sentence, addressed Linse’s mental state at the time of the tragedy. He stated: “Your son was not killed by you because you are a wicked person—you are not. He died because at the time you were suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.” The judge added: “I am acutely conscious that your son has barely been mentioned by me. What happened to him was tragic.”

The court heard evidence from Dr Davis, a psychiatrist for the defence, who assessed Linse. He explained: “If it wasn’t for that severe psychotic episode, the incident would not have occurred. In my opinion, she was unable to recognise the nature of what she was doing or the legality of her actions.”

The unanimous opinion of Dr Davis and two other psychiatrists was that Linse suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. The defence highlighted that “all three psychiatrists are of the view that her mental illness was the exclusive reason for the killing, and all three agree that the defendant requires treatment.”

In his ruling, Judge Thomas accepted the psychiatric evidence and the defence counsel’s arguments. He noted: “In deciding on the appropriate sentence, I have to consider the guidelines on manslaughter on diminished responsibility. Your responsibility was grossly affected by paranoid schizophrenia.”

Linse will now receive treatment under the hospital order, as recommended by the psychiatric experts.

A DISTURBING 999 call was played at Swansea Crown Court today (Dec 13) during the trial of a Thai woman who admitted to killing her seven-year-old son earlier this year.

Papaipit Linse, 43, of 14 Upper Market Street, Haverfordwest, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on November 22, after psychiatric reports concluded that she was suffering from severe mental illness at the time of the incident.

The court, presided over by His Honour Judge P H Thomas, heard how Linse called emergency services at 10:44am on January 10, 2024, and confessed to the killing. In the call, played to the court, Linse repeatedly told the call handler, “I have killed my son,” adding, “I felt totally mental, I felt like a robot, I felt totally twisted.”

The prosecution revealed chilling details of the case. Linse admitted to strangling her son using a leather handbag strap, later telling officers that she “couldn’t check for a heartbeat” because of what she had done.

When police arrived at the address, they found Linse’s son on the third floor of the home, covered with a pillow and duvet.

Officers noted that his body was still warm, but he showed no signs of life. CPR was attempted, but it was evident that the boy had died from strangulation, as the strap had left marks around his neck.

The court was told that Linse’s husband, the children’s father, was a patient at a psychiatric hospital at the time of the incident.

Psychiatric reports presented by experts, including Dr Davis, Dr Wing, and Dr Cumming, concluded that Linse was suffering from a significant mental illness when she killed her son.

The prosecution accepted the plea of manslaughter due to diminished responsibility.

Linse, who moved to the UK from Thailand in 2017, will remain in custody while sentencing continues. Judge Thomas has reserved his judgment, stating that he will carefully consider the psychiatric evaluations and the severity of the case.

The case continues