Crime

Pembrokeshire man imprisoned after making threats to kill

Published

2 years ago

February 14, 2024

A COURT has heard how a probation officer became increasingly concerned for a client’s safety when a convicted criminal made repeated threats to kill him.

Probation officer Jonathan Shewry was on duty in the Haverfordwest offices on August 14, 2023, when he conducted a scheduled supervision session with Wayne Tydeman.

“Within minutes, Wayne Tydeman became verbally agitated and aggressive,” Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told Haverfordwest magistrates this week.

“He told the probation officer to f*** off and then began asking questions about someone else. The probation office told him that he couldn’t discuss this person with him, but then Tydeman, 42, began saying he was going to stab him [the unidentified person]. At this point Mr Tydeman was told to leave.”

Ms Vaughan said the probation officer believed Tydeman was in possession of a bladed article.

“He was extremely concerned about the threats,” said Ms Vaughan.

Two days laterTydeman contacted the police to inform them that he was in possession of a five inch knife.

“He told them that he’d had enough,” said Ms Vaughan. “Officers were deployed and they located the defendant, who had a can in one hand and was holding a mobile phone to his ear. He was told to stand still because a taser had been drawn, and he was handcuffed, searched and the knife was recovered.”

Tydeman was taken to a police custody suite where he informed officers that his intention was to harm the other person with the knife before harming himself.

“The threats were repeated and were meant to be credible,” added Ms Vaughan. “His intention was to carry them out.”

Tydeman, of no fixed abode, appeared before magistrates via a video link from Swansea Prison, where he is currently serving a custodial sentence for an unrelated offence. He pleaded guilty to two charges of making threats to kill another person, intending that the person who heard the threats would fear they would be carried out.

He was legally represented in court by Mr Ross Williams.

“He didn’t make the threats to the individual, however he still made them,” he said.

Tydeman was sentenced to 24 weeks in custody. He was also ordered to pay a court surcharge of £154.

Crime

Police investigate suspicious disappearance of white-tailed eagle in mid Wales

Published

3 minutes ago

December 17, 2025

Tom Sinclair

Appeal launched after satellite tag is found cut from bird and dumped on remote moorland

POLICE and wildlife crime officers are investigating the suspicious disappearance of a satellite-tagged white-tailed eagle in mid Wales after its tracking device was found cut off and deliberately hidden.

Dyfed-Powys Police is working alongside the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) following the disappearance of the juvenile bird in the Newtown area.

Officers say the satellite tag and harness were recovered from remote moorland and show clear signs of having been removed from the bird using a sharp instrument, most likely a knife, before being concealed in an apparent attempt to dispose of the evidence.

Despite searches in the area, the body of the eagle has not yet been located.

Police are now appealing for information from anyone who may have been in the area at the time and witnessed suspicious activity.

Investigators are particularly keen to hear from people who were:

At or around Gwgia Reservoir, Tregynon, between 11:00am and 1:00pm on Saturday (Sept 13)
On access land near Bryn y Fawnog between midday and 3:00pm on the same day

All potential lines of enquiry are being pursued, including detailed forensic examination for DNA and fingerprints.

Police are working closely with the tag owners, the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation, and Forestry England to analyse tracking data and support the investigation.

The disappearance is being treated as a serious wildlife crime. The persecution of birds of prey remains a national policing priority, with species such as white-tailed eagles, golden eagles and hen harriers fully protected by law.

Satellite tags are widely used for conservation and research purposes, providing vital information about bird movements and survival. Each tag carries contact details so that any recovered device can be returned directly to researchers.

Members of the public who enjoy the countryside are urged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity involving birds of prey or their habitats.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dyfed-Powys Police online, by calling 101 quoting reference 25000766626. Alternatively, information can be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Crime

Teenager faces multiple charges after series of alleged incidents

Published

21 minutes ago

December 17, 2025

Tom Sinclair

Youth accused of assaults on police, criminal damage and railway trespass

A TEENAGE boy has appeared before the courts charged with a series of alleged assaults, public order offences and criminal damage incidents said to have taken place in Haverfordwest over several days in December.

The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons due to his age, is accused of multiple offences alleged to have occurred between Wednesday (Dec 11) and Monday (Dec 16).

The charges include several counts of assault by beating, obstructing or resisting a police officer, using threatening or abusive behaviour, and criminal damage involving property valued at under £5,000.

It is alleged that a number of the incidents involved police officers acting in the execution of their duty. One charge relates to alleged trespass on or near a railway, while another concerns an arrest for an alleged breach of the peace.

The teenager appeared before the Youth Court, where reporting restrictions were confirmed under Section 49 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, preventing the publication of any information likely to identify him.

The court made further directions in the case, and the youth was remanded on conditional bail pending future hearings.

The case remains ongoing.

Crime

Haverfordwest man denies historic rape charges involving underage girl

Published

2 hours ago

December 17, 2025

Luke Sinclair

Trial listed at Cardiff Crown Court for 2027

A HAVERFORDWEST man has denied a series of historic sexual offences against an underage girl and is due to stand trial at Cardiff Crown Court in 2027.

Lee Mahagan, aged 52, of High Street, Haverfordwest, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape and two counts of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a child.

The charges relate to allegations involving a girl aged between 13 and 15, which are said to have occurred in Cardiff between 2009 and 2010.

The court was told that the case is expected to take around five days when it goes before a jury. A trial date has been set for January 25, 2027.

Mahagan was granted conditional bail by Judge Hywel James following a hearing at Cardiff Crown Court.

The defendant is represented by David Pinnell, while Daniel Jones is appearing for the prosecution.