Patient spat near ambulance crew member and used a racial slur while being treated, court hears

A SERVING paramedic at Withybush Hospital was subjected to racist abuse after being told to “f*** off” by a patient he was attempting to treat, a court has heard.

Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court was told the paramedic attended to Christian Teeley, 22, on June 15, 2025, after the defendant was brought to Withybush General Hospital by ambulance.

Crown Prosecutor Charlotte Thomas said the abuse began as the paramedic reached the ambulance.

“He was told by the defendant to f*** off,” she said. “The defendant then continued calling him a f****** b******, and began spitting at the floor, with the spit landing a few inches away from the paramedic.”

The court heard the comments then became racist.

“He called him a ‘wog’, which was taken as a racial slur,” Ms Thomas told magistrates.

The prosecutor said Teeley has eight previous convictions, including a similar racially aggravated matter in 2021.

In a victim impact statement read to the court, the paramedic described the lasting impact of the incident.

“I feel that being spat at is far worse than being punched,” he said.

“He was targeting me for no reason, and this incident has had a great impact on me. His actions have taken away from being able to help other members of the public.”

Teeley, of Cherry Tree Close, Milford Haven, pleaded guilty to causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress.

He was represented by solicitor Alaw Harries, who told the court there had been no physical contact during the incident.

“He recognises his actions were reckless and entirely inappropriate, and he wants to apologise for his behaviour,” she said.

Ms Harries said Teeley was still wearing a neck brace at the time after suffering a brain injury in a road traffic accident and could not remember much of what happened.

“But he doesn’t want to use that as an excuse,” she said. “He’s ashamed about his behaviour, as he didn’t even know what the word ‘wog’ meant.”

Magistrates sentenced Teeley to an 18-month community order with 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days and an alcohol abstinence tag for 120 days.

He was also fined £60 and ordered to pay £150 compensation to the paramedic, £85 prosecution costs and a £114 surcharge.

Defendant denies dangerous driving and causing woman actual bodily harm during road dispute

A HAVERFORDWEST man is to stand trial at Swansea Crown Court accused of driving his Mercedes into a woman during an alleged altercation, causing her actual bodily harm.

Barrie Knight, 59, of Dennant House, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and dangerous driving.

Crown Prosecutor Charlotte Thomas told the court the alleged incident took place at Spring Gardens, Barn Street, Haverfordwest, on July 6.

“The victim had gone out of her home address and spoke to the defendant regarding an on-going road dispute,” she said.

“The defendant then gave her the middle finger, called her a c*** and drove his vehicle towards her, hitting her with the bonnet.”

The Crown alleges the woman sustained tyre-mark injuries to the front of her feet, along with swelling, bruising and grazing to her elbows and to the skin around her ankles.

Knight denied the allegations.

Magistrates declined jurisdiction following an application by the Crown, meaning the case will now be dealt with at Swansea Crown Court.

Proceedings are due to commence on February 13. Knight was released on unconditional bail.

Father-of-four was almost four times over legal limit when stopped in Pembroke, court hears

A FATHER-of-four has been banned from the roads after being caught driving almost four times over the legal drug-drive limit.

Steven O’Donnell, 23, of The Caravan, Roselea, Llanelli, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week where he pleaded guilty to drug-driving.

The court heard O’Donnell was stopped by police on October 19 as he drove a Renault Kangoo along Holyland Road, Pembroke.

Officers reported smelling cannabis coming from the vehicle and carried out a roadside drugs wipe, which proved positive. A blood test later taken at the police station showed O’Donnell had 9.1 microgrammes of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in his blood. The prescribed legal limit is 2.

His solicitor, Liam Francis, said the stop had been routine.

“This was a routine stop test, he’d been using cannabis at the time and was somewhat naive regarding how long it stays in the system,” he told magistrates.

O’Donnell was disqualified from driving for 14 months. He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge.