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Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 178 verdicts at Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court (Trefechan, Aberystwyth). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court
March 2026 6 cases
Martin Ward
Burglary *
Sentence
18 weeks imprisonment, £700 compensation, £85 costs, £154 surcharge
Martin Ward burgled Yr Hen Orsaf Wetherspoons pub in Aberystwyth on 21 January 2025, stealing £1,050 in cash. He was of no fixed abode and aged 47 at the time of sentencing.
Pleaded guilty. Already serving a lengthy jail sentence for other offences. Magistrates noted flagrant disregard for people and their property.
Ioan Lewis
Harassment *
Sentence
six month conditional discharge
Ioan Lewis sent excessive amounts of unwanted communication to Katie Fletcher between 10 January and 10 February 2025.
Changed plea to guilty ahead of trial. Must pay £200 costs to CPS and £26 victim surcharge.
Nicola Rice
Speeding *
Sentence
£738 fine and 6 penalty points
Nicola Rice drove a Ford Puma at 48mph on a 20mph speed limit stretch of the A485 at Llanilar on 1 August 2025.
Pleaded guilty to speeding. Ordered to pay £120 costs and £295 victim surcharge.
Phillip Langford
Drug driving *
Sentence
42 months driving disqualification, £100 fine, community order with rehabilitation
Phillip Langford, 38, of 46 Heol Tyn y Fron, Penparcau, was stopped while driving on Heol y Bont in Aberystwyth on 26 November 2025. Testing showed he had both cocaine and cannabis in his blood exceeding the specified limit. He also admitted failing to attend a follow-up assessment after a drug test on 9 December 2025.
Admitted driving with cocaine and cannabis exceeding limits, and failing to attend follow-up assessment.
Kathryn Lucas
Driving while disqualified *
Sentence
£162 fine and 6 penalty points
Kathryn Lucas drove a car while disqualified and without insurance on the A487 at Penparc on 20 December 2025. She also drove the car without an MOT. She appeared before court on 3 March 2026 after initially pleading not guilty but changing her pleas to guilty ahead of a planned trial.
Changed pleas to guilty on charges of driving while disqualified and driving without insurance; had already admitted driving without an MOT. Ordered to pay £100 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Ruhul Amin Choudhury
Breaches of food information and food safety regulations *
Sentence
£1,290 fine, £518 victim surcharge, £1,000 costs (total £2,808)
Ruhul Amin Choudhury, owner of Nehar Indian Takeaway at 10 Bridge Street, Lampeter, failed to provide accurate allergen information and used undeclared ingredients. In January 2025, council officers conducted an unannounced test purchase and specified an allergy to mustard, but the prawn cocktail contained mustard. The business used genetically modified cooking oil without declaration, despite prior warnings. The menu falsely claimed no artificial colours or additives, but artificial colourings including E129 Allura Red, E102 Tartrazine, and E122 Carmoisine were found and used in dishes like chicken tikka masala and pilau rice. Laboratory analysis confirmed the presence of these substances. Choudhury admitted unawareness of the GM oil and mustard in the sauce, and accepted the menu inaccuracy. He was issued a notice to stop handling regulated allergens and voluntarily closed the premises.
Pleaded guilty to three offences relating to breaches of food information and food safety regulations. No prior convictions. Defence highlighted long industry experience, intention to implement proper systems, and need for further support.
February 2026 10 cases
Dylan Savinelli
Sending grossly offensive message *
Sentence
12 month community order including 100 hours unpaid work and up rehabilitation, restraining order, £400 compensation, £85 costs, £114 surcharge
Dylan Savinelli sent by means of a public electronic communications network a message that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character at Blaenporth on 29 August 2025.
Pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing on 4 February.
Robert Aspinall
Assault *
Sentence
12 month community order including 90 day alcohol ban and up to 15 days rehabilitation activities
Robert Aspinall assaulted Miriam Amer in Aberystwyth on 23 October 2025.
Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £200 compensation to victim, £85 costs to Crown Prosecution Service, and £114 surcharge.
Dylan Evans
Speeding *
Sentence
£369 fine and 3 penalty points
Dylan Evans, of Hawen View, Llangrannog, was clocked by a manned police laser driving a BMW 116D Sport at 55mph on the 40mph stretch of the A487 at the Cardigan bypass on 12 May 2025.
Found guilty of speeding. Ordered to pay £650 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service and £148 victim surcharge.
Dale Gunn
Harassment *
Sentence
8 weeks imprisonment
Dale Gunn harassed Geraint Bungay in Llanon between 19 and 24 May 2025 by going to his house and making demands for money. He appeared before court on 19 February 2026 after initially pleading not guilty but changing to guilty.
Changed plea to guilty ahead of trial. Already serving a prison sentence. Magistrates noted persistent disregard to people and that only a custodial sentence can be justified. Made subject of a restraining order. Ordered to pay £200 costs.
Christopher Farmery
Stalking *
Sentence
community order including 135 hours of unpaid work and rehabilitation, £400 costs, £114 surcharge
Christopher Farmery stalked a woman in Borth between 17 September and 15 October 2025 by sending her a birthday card, delivering a large document addressed to her, attempting to phone her, and driving past her house, despite her explicitly telling him that contact was unwanted.
Pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing after initially denying the charge.
Emma Honey
Theft *
Sentence
£80 fine and community order with rehabilitation activity
Emma Honey stole clothes worth £1,500.78 from the Mountain Warehouse store in Aberystwyth between 1 and 20 December 2025. She also possessed a quantity of pregabalin and cannabis at her home address on 19 December 2025.
Pleaded guilty to theft and possession of pregabalin and cannabis. Ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs and £114 victim surcharge.
Mitchell Mansell
Driving without due care and attention; Driving with cocaine exceeding specified limit *
Sentence
17 months driving ban, £180 fine, community order with 100 hours unpaid work and rehabilitation
Mitchell Mansell drove without due care and attention on the B4577 towards Cross Inn on 2 November 2025, with cocaine in his system exceeding the specified limit.
Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs and £114 victim surcharge.
Justin Mcfee
Assault *
Sentence
12 month community order including drug rehabilitation and up to 20 days rehabilitation activities, £100 fine, £150 compensation to each victim, £200 prosecution costs, and restraining order
Justin McFee assaulted Lily Crane and Amanda Williams in Cardigan on 11 November 2025.
Initially pleaded not guilty but changed plea to guilty at hearing on 22 January.
Christopher Jones
Attempted theft of a bicycle *
Sentence
£120 fine and £85 costs
Christopher Jones attempted to steal a bicycle in Penparcau on 17 December 2025.
Pleaded guilty to the attempted theft.
James Davies
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *
Sentence
24 week jail term suspended for 12 months, £400 compensation, £85 costs, £154 surcharge
James Davies, aged 42, of Lan Las, Ciliau Aeron, kicked Edward Gavin Jenkins in the head while under the influence of alcohol during an incident in Aberaeron on 27 July 2025.
Pleaded guilty. Sentence suspended due to shown remorse and realistic prospect of rehabilitation.
January 2026 12 cases
Aaronveer Singh
Possession of cannabis *
Sentence
£80 fine, £85 court costs, £32 surcharge
Aaronveer Singh, of 6 Clos Bryn Brith, Tredegar, was found in possession of 15 grams of cannabis in Aberystwyth on 10 January 2025.
Pleaded guilty to possession of 15 grams of cannabis.
Benjamin Bown
Assault *
Sentence
26 weeks imprisonment suspended for 24 months
Benjamin Bown assaulted Dawn Russell and David Russell on High Terrace in New Quay on 21 June 2025. During the incident, he also damaged a pair of glasses belonging to Mr Russell.
Pleaded guilty. Magistrates suspended the sentence due to a realistic opportunity for rehabilitation and remorse shown. Ordered to pay £1,430 compensation, £85 costs, and £154 surcharge.
Danielle Amy Jones
Breach of suspended sentence order *
Sentence
£40 fine and £60 costs
Danielle Amy Jones, aged 31, of Aberdeuddwr, breached a suspended sentence order originally made by Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 20 November by failing to attend initial appointments on 3 and 10 December.
Admitted charge of failing without reasonable excuse to comply with a community requirement of a suspended sentence order by failing to attend initial appointments on 3 and 10 December. The suspended sentence order will continue.
Daniel Davies
Driving without due care and attention *
Sentence
£80 fine and 5 penalty points
Daniel Davies, a 19-year-old from 31 Pentre Isaf, Llanrhystud, drove without due care and attention on the A487 at Aberaeron on 26 November 2025.
Pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention. Ordered to pay £85 court costs and £32 victim surcharge.
Ayesha Ghazal
Drug driving *
Sentence
12 months driving disqualification and £120 fine
Ayesha Ghazal was stopped while driving on the A487 at Aberaeron on 11 October 2025. Roadside swipes and laboratory testing showed she had cannabis in her system exceeding the specified limit.
Pleaded guilty to drug driving. Ordered to pay £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service and £48 victim surcharge.
Clare Fortun
Drug driving *
Sentence
12 months driving disqualification and £120 fine
Clare Fortun was stopped while driving a VW Golf on the A487 at Llanarth on 13 October 2025. Roadside swipes and laboratory testing showed she had cannabis in her system exceeding the specified limit.
Pleaded guilty to drug driving. Must pay £85 costs to CPS and £48 victim surcharge.
Rhun Edwards
Assault *
Sentence
community order including 150 hours unpaid work and up to 20 days rehabilitation activities, £300 compensation, two year restraining order, £85 costs, £114 surcharge
Rhun Edwards assaulted Abbie Wallis in Llanrhystud on 29 April 2025 and damaged a wall in Aberystwyth on 26 March 2025.
Pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing in December.
Oliver Monaghan
Damaging a cell door *
Sentence
£80 fine and £85 costs
Oliver Monaghan damaged a cell door at Aberystwyth police station on 18 December 2025.
Pleaded guilty to damaging a cell door.
Liam Woodcraft
Breach of community order *
Sentence
£100 fine and £60 costs
Liam Woodcraft, aged 44, of Arden Grove, Clifton Terrace, Llandysul, failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order made by Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 7 July 2025 by not attending planned probation appointments on 30 October and 11 December 2025.
Admitted charge of breaching community order by failing to attend probation appointments on 30 October and 11 December. Community order continues.
Anne Thomson
Breach of community order *
Sentence
£40 fine
Anne Thomson, of 5 Dolwyre, Llangwyryfon, appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 7 January 2026. The 50-year-old admitted a charge of failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order made by Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 9 April the previous year by failing to attend a planned probation appointment on 14 November.
Admitted breaching a community order by failing to attend a planned probation appointment on 14 November. Must pay £30 costs.
Alex Smith
Assault on police officers *
Sentence
12 month community order including 100 hours unpaid work and up to 15 days rehabilitation activities, plus £75 compensation to each officer and £85 costs
Alex Smith assaulted Pc Williams on Gwel Y Creuddyn, Lampeter on 28 July 2025, and assaulted Pc Davies at Cardigan Police Station on the same day.
Pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing in October.
Rosemary Beryl Crees
Breach of disqualification from keeping animals *
Sentence
£303 fine, £1,000 costs, £242 surcharge
Rosemary Beryl Crees, aged 74, of Alltmai Farm, was found keeping sheep on her farm between 1 April and 19 June 2025 while disqualified from keeping animals. This followed her previous admissions to causing unnecessary suffering to animals at Alltmai Farm and Hafod Las Isaf between 6 June 2023 and 30 April 2025, for which she received a ban and suspended jail sentence.
Pleaded guilty to having sheep in her ownership while disqualified from keeping animals. Previously disqualified and given a suspended jail sentence for animal cruelty charges.
December 2025 11 cases
Thomas Bickley
Criminal Damage *
Sentence
£40 fine, £500 compensation, £85 costs
Thomas Bickley damaged the touch screen of the Llaeth Jenkins Milk vending machine near the Yr Hen Ysgol development on Alexandra Road in Aberystwyth on 25 June 2024.
Pleaded guilty to damaging the touch screen of the vending machine.
Alun Jenkins
Driving whilst disqualified *
Sentence
12 week prison sentence suspended for 18 months
Alun Jenkins, 36, of 2 Penllyn, Cilgerran, was caught driving whilst disqualified and without insurance on the A484 at Llangoedmor on 20 November 2025.
Banned from driving for a further 22 months and ordered to pay £85 costs. Magistrates noted a flagrant disregard for court orders and putting the public at risk, but suspended sentence due to realistic prospect of rehabilitation.
Callum Townsend
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *
Sentence
12 month community order including 180 hours of unpaid work, £225 compensation, £85 costs, £114 surcharge
Callum Townsend assaulted Joe Easton, occasioning actual bodily harm, at the Royal Pier on Marine Terrace in Aberystwyth on New Year's Day 2025.
Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Michael Hutchinson
Drink driving and possession of cocaine *
Sentence
15 months driving disqualification and £160 fine
Michael Hutchinson, aged 54, of 58 Bro Teifi, Cardigan, was stopped while driving in Cardigan on 29 November 2025. Breath tests showed 53 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 microgrammes. He was also found in possession of cocaine on the same day.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving and possession of cocaine. Prosecution costs of £85 and victim surcharge of £64 also ordered.
Mark Douglas
Speeding *
Sentence
£627 fine and 4 penalty points
Mark Douglas, aged 65, of Fila Bach, Falcondale Drive, Lampeter, was caught driving a Man Dropside Lorry at 31mph on the 20mph stretch of the B4302 at Talley in Carmarthenshire on 10 April 2025.
Escaped driving disqualification under totting procedure due to exceptional impact on his specialist business and employees. Also ordered to pay £120 costs and £254 surcharge.
John Callaghan
Breach of domestic violence protection order *
Sentence
2 months imprisonment
John Callaghan, a 74-year-old of no fixed abode, breached a domestic violence protection order imposed by Llanelli Magistrates' Court on 1 December, for the second time, on 9 December in Talsarn.
Admitted breaching a domestic violence protection order for the second time. Offence described as 'so serious' due to being the second breach committed soon after imposition. Showed 'complete disregard to the court order.' Must also pay costs of £284.
Sarah Prydderch-Jones
Theft *
Sentence
community order with rehabilitation, £80 fine, £439 compensation
Sarah Prydderch-Jones stole alcohol worth £89 from Ceredigion Museum on 27 September 2025, clothes worth around £100 from Sports Direct on 6 October 2025, and electrical items and Christmas gift sets worth £250 from Boots on 22 October 2025.
Pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing. Must pay £85 in prosecution costs.
David Bishop
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *
Sentence
32 weeks imprisonment
David Bishop assaulted Rowena O’Brien, occasioning actual bodily harm, at a property in Aberystwyth on 27 October 2025, leaving her with substantial injuries. He also damaged a window, TV, and mobile phone at the property. The assault was described as domestic.
Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage. Sentenced due to domestic assault, substantial injury, and flagrant disregard for people and their property. Ordered to pay £85 costs.
Jack Taylor
Drunk and disorderly *
Sentence
£80 fine
Jack Taylor was drunk and disorderly in Penparcau on 11 November 2025.
Pleaded guilty. Must also pay prosecution costs of £85 and a surcharge of £32.
Sean Strain
Breach of community order *
Sentence
£100 fine and £60 costs
Sean Strain, aged 43, of 30 Bryn yr Eglwys, Lampeter, breached a community order imposed by Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 9 April. The breaches involved failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements by not attending a planned appointment on 27 June and failing to attend unpaid work on 16 October.
Admitted breaching a community order made on 9 April by failing to attend a planned appointment on 27 June and failing to attend unpaid work on 16 October.
Ilona Barnes
Drink driving *
Sentence
24 months driving disqualification, community order with 100 hours unpaid work and up to 10 days rehabilitation activities, £85 costs, £114 surcharge
Ilona Barnes, aged 58, of 67 Brynrheidol, Llanbadarn Fawr, was stopped by police on Brynrheidol on 21 October 2025 while driving. Roadside and police station breath tests showed she had 109 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than three times the legal limit of 35 microgrammes.
Pleaded not specified. Breath alcohol level 109 microgrammes in 100 millilitres of breath, over three times the legal limit of 35 microgrammes.
November 2025 10 cases
Miriam Monica Amer
Breach of community order *
Sentence
six months alcohol dependency treatment and £60 costs
Miriam Monica Amer, of 9 Corporation Street, Aberystwyth, breached a community order originally made on 17 September by displaying unacceptable behaviour within Dyfed Drug and Alcohol Service on 3 October and by failing to attend a planned probation appointment on 7 October.
Admitted breaching original community order by displaying unacceptable behaviour during an appointment on 3 October and failing to attend a planned probation appointment on 7 October.
Przemyslaw Krzyzostaniak
Burglary *
Sentence
community order including 120 hours unpaid work and up to 10 rehabilitation activity days, plus £100 compensation, £85 prosecution costs, and £114 surcharge
Przemyslaw Krzyzostaniak, of 10 Cylch Aeron, Aberaeron, committed burglary at a business on Clos Pencarreg, Aberaeron, on 9 October 2025, stealing £40 in cash and a quantity of coins.
Pleaded guilty to burglary. Appeared before the court on 26 November.
Cai Deian Williams
Drink driving *
Sentence
24 months driving ban and community order with 120 hours unpaid work
Cai Deian Williams, a 20-year-old from Aneddle, Penparcau Road, was stopped while driving on the A487 at Penparcau on 9 November 2025. Roadside and police station breath tests confirmed he was driving while over the legal alcohol limit.
Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge. Breath test showed 104 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, almost three times the legal limit of 35 microgrammes.
Abdullah Alyufrusi
Possession of an offensive weapon *
Sentence
£200 fine and £85 costs
Abdullah Alyufrusi, of Heathmoor, Ground Floor Flat, 1 Station Terrace, Station Road, Newcastle Emlyn, was found in possession of a T-shaped push dagger and a shuriken throwing star at his home address on 15 October 2025.
Pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of an offensive weapon.
Charles Plant
Assault by beating *
Sentence
£461 fine
Charles Plant assaulted Kurt Forward by beating at the Castle Hotel in Aberaeron on 2 August 2025.
Pleaded guilty to assault by beating. Ordered to pay £150 compensation to victim, £85 costs, and £184 surcharge.
John Leonard
Drink driving *
Sentence
38 months driving disqualification and £134 fine
John Leonard, of Brodawel, Caerwedros, was stopped while driving at Cross Inn, New Quay on 27 October 2025. Roadside and police station breath tests showed 59 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 microgrammes.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Aged 65. Ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs and £54 victim surcharge.
Rhodri Davies
Drug driving *
Sentence
12 months driving disqualification and £120 fine
Rhodri Davies, 47, of 33 Golwg y Castell, was stopped while driving on Pont y Cleifion in Cardigan on 5 September 2025. Roadside swipes and laboratory testing showed that he had cannabis in his system exceeding the specified limit.
Pleaded guilty to drug driving charge. Ordered to pay £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service and £48 victim surcharge.
Jessica Farmer
Assault and criminal damage *
Sentence
£160 fine
On 25 July 2025, Jessica Farmer assaulted Faye Howarth in Aberystwyth and damaged a police vehicle on the same day. A charge of using threatening or abusive behaviour was withdrawn at the hearing.
Pleaded guilty to assault and criminal damage. Ordered to pay £50 compensation to victim, £156 compensation to Dyfed-Powys Police, £85 costs to Crown Prosecution Service, and £64 surcharge.
Elan Evans
Assault *
Sentence
12 month community order including 120 hours of unpaid work
Elan Evans assaulted Jason Green in Llangeitho on 18 January 2025 and 2 March 2025.
Pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing in October. Must pay £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service and £114 surcharge to fund victim services. No compensation ordered.
Richard Rennebach
Theft *
Sentence
12 month conditional discharge
Richard Rennebach stole £73.80 worth of groceries from Morrisons supermarket in Aberystwyth on 21 August 2025.
Pleaded guilty. Must also pay £85 costs and a £26 surcharge.
October 2025 1 case
Andrew Mcmullen
Non-payment of child support *
Sentence
£4,474.78 or 42 days imprisonment, suspended for 2 years
Andrew McMullen, aged 42, of 27 Ffordd Alban, Tywyn, failed to pay child support amounting to £4,474.78, leading to a complaint for committal to prison. The court determined this was a wilful refusal with culpable neglect.
Ordered to pay £200 per month to avoid imprisonment. Described as 'wilful refusal' to pay child support, showing 'culpable neglect' by burying his head in the sand. No other enforcement method appropriate.

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Y Lanfa, Trefechan, Aberystwyth SY23 1AS, Trefechan, Aberystwyth, SY23 1AS, United Kingdom
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