Crime

Tenby man punched stranger unconscious after row with girlfriend

Published

1 year ago

June 3, 2025

A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Pembrokeshire has been ordered to pay £3,000 in compensation after he knocked a bystander unconscious and left him bleeding in the street during a violent incident in Tenby town centre.

Oscar Allen, of The Ridgeway, Penally, launched the unprovoked attack on Jason Page after Mr Page intervened over concerns about how Allen was speaking to his girlfriend in Bank Lane on the evening of November 25, 2023.

“The victim could see the way in which the situation was escalating,” Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told Haverfordwest magistrates this week.

As Mr Page approached the couple, Allen struck him in the face with a single punch, knocking him unconscious. When police arrived, they found Mr Page lying unresponsive on the ground, covered in blood.

“The defendant left the individual in an extremely vulnerable position – this was general abandonment,” added Ms Vaughan.

Mr Page was left with a fractured jaw that required the insertion of a titanium plate. He also suffered a loss of earnings totalling £4,000 as a result of the injury.

A victim impact statement read to the court described the lasting effect of the assault.

“It’s had a lasting impact on my everyday life,” said Mr Page. “Social situations are now a huge struggle for me, and this is affecting not just me, but my family too, as I’m reluctant to go out.

“I no longer feel like the person I was before this happened. It’s a nightmare which I have to deal with daily.”

Allen pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Mr Page, causing grievous bodily harm.

Defence solicitor John Allchurch told the court: “This was a single punch that caused serious injury.”

Allen was sentenced to 12 months’ custody, suspended for two years. He must complete 250 hours of unpaid work and attend 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days. He was also ordered to pay £3,000 in compensation, a £187 victim surcharge and £85 in costs.

Presiding magistrate Mary Smith warned Allen that he was on thin ice.

“You’ve come very close to going to prison today,” she said. “It’s time to sort yourself out, because if you put a foot wrong in the next two years, you’ll find yourself in custody.”

Crime

Spittal man to stand trial accused of ABH

Published

23 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

23 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.