Crime

Grief stricken woman assaulted police officer after drinking binge

Published

1 year ago

January 3, 2025

A PEMBROKESHIRE woman has been sentenced for assaulting a police officer following a drinking binge one month after her partner was killed in a motorcycle accident at Canaston Bridge.

This week Haverfordwest magistrates were told that Miranda Mayhew, 46, struggled to cope with her grief following the tragic death of motorcyclist Joshua Jones-Rogers, who was killed at Canaston Bridge on November 1, 2024.

“One month before the offence, she witnessed the death of her partner who died in her arms at the side of the road,” Mayhew’s solicitor, Jess Hill, told the court.

Police were called to Dredgemans Hill, Haverfordwest in the early hours of December 9 following reports that Mayhew, 46, of Portfield Avenue, Haverfordwest, and another female had been seen jumping on the bonnets of parked vehicles.

“The officers tried to get them to move away but the defendant became obstructive, calling them c* and f*** b*,” said Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan.

“She then kicked out at one of the officers and missed, but kicked out a second time and made contact.”

Meanwhile probation officer Julie Norman said Mayhew had spent the evening at a friend’s property in Johnston.

“She’d consumed alcohol but then decided to walk back to her home in Haverfordwest,” she said.

“She’d gone there because her partner had been killed in a motorcycle accident at Canaston Bridge. She’d seen it and it was traumatic.”

As magistrates listened to the evidence, Mayhew could be seen wiping her eyes as she stood in the dock.

She was sentenced to a 12 month Community Order during which she must carry out 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days. She was also placed on an alcohol monitoring tag for 120 days.

She was ordered to pay £100 compensation to the police officer, £85 court costs and a £114 surcharge.

“It’s obvious to us that you’ve had trauma in your life,” commented the presiding magistrates, “but this is an opportunity for you to work with the probation service and set an example to yourself.”

After the case a member of the Jones family contacted The Pembrokeshire Herald and said: “The family of the late Joshua Jones-Rogers would like it to be known that he did not die at the roadside but in Cardiff Hospital the next day, with his mother and father at his side.”

Crime

Spittal man to stand trial accused of ABH

Published

13 hours ago

June 20, 2026

Court Reporter

A SPITTAL man is to stand trial accused of assaulting a man and causing actual bodily harm.

Robert Hedley, 41, of Wesley Way, Spittal, Haverfordwest, is charged with assaulting Liam Morley-Trivett at St Clears on August 30, 2025.

The case was before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (Jun 18).

Hedley was granted unconditional bail and is due to stand trial at the same court on Monday, June 29.

The trial is listed for 10:00am and has been given a time estimate of twenty minutes.

Crime

Milford Haven woman spared jail despite string of shop thefts

Published

13 hours ago

June 20, 2026

Court Reporter

Repeat offender stole from Tesco, Home Bargains, Food Warehouse and petrol stations in wave of offences

A MILFORD HAVEN woman who admitted a series of shop thefts committed over a matter of weeks has been handed a suspended prison sentence by magistrates.

Marion Picton, aged 46, of Hawthorn Path, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Jun 18) and pleaded guilty to eight theft offences and a drugs-related offence.

The court heard that Picton carried out a string of thefts at stores across Milford Haven between April and June this year.

Among the offences, Picton admitted stealing meat from Food Warehouse on Apr 23, food worth £60 from Victoria Filling Station on May 29, groceries from Home Bargains on Jun 7 and Jun 8, food from Victoria Filling Station on Jun 7 and Jun 9, groceries and non-food items worth £51.09 from Tesco on Jun 16, and food worth £32.50 from Food Warehouse on the same day.

She also admitted failing to attend an initial drugs assessment after testing positive for Class A drugs, including cocaine and opiates.

Magistrates were told the offences represented persistent repeat offending and had been committed while Picton was already subject to a court order.

The bench imposed an eight-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.

As part of the order, Picton must complete up to 15 rehabilitation activity days under the supervision of the Probation Service.

The court ordered her to pay compensation to several of the businesses affected, including Tesco, Home Bargains, Food Warehouse and Victoria Filling Station.

In sentencing, magistrates said the offences were serious enough to justify immediate custody but suspended the sentence because there was a realistic prospect of rehabilitation and Picton appeared motivated to address her addiction issues.

Picton was warned that any further offending during the 18-month suspension period could see the prison sentence activated.