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Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 122 verdicts at Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court (Trefechan, Aberystwyth). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court
October 2025 3 cases
Michael Tulip
23 Oct 2025
Breach of restraining order *
Sentence
18 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months

Michael Tulip breached a restraining order imposed by Swansea Crown Court on 1 October, with the breach occurring at Maes y Mor in Aberystwyth on 2 October.

Changed plea to guilty on 8 October. Magistrates noted flagrant disregard for court orders and deliberate breach committed the day after the order was made. Ordered to pay £85 costs.
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Cameron Hearne
22 Oct 2025
Common Assault *
Sentence
12 month community order including 56 days alcohol abstinence and monitoring and up to 15 days rehabilitation activities

Cameron Hearne assaulted the victim in Machynlleth on 30 June 2025. The 31-year-old appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 22 October 2025 and pleaded guilty to common assault.

Pleaded guilty. Must pay £85 costs to Crown Prosecution Service and £114 victim surcharge. No compensation ordered.
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Nicky Lovell
16 Oct 2025
Assault *
Sentence
12 month community order including up to 20 days rehabilitation activities, £120 fine, £300 compensation, £85 costs, £114 surcharge

Nicky Lovell assaulted the victim in Llandysul on 31 March 2025 using a jack handle.

Pleaded guilty to assault. Forfeiture and destruction of a jack handle ordered.
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September 2025 2 cases
Miriam Amer
10 Sep 2025
Assault by beating *
Sentence
12 month community order and £40 fine

Miriam Amer assaulted the victim by beating on Vulcan Street in Aberystwyth on 24 June 2025. She appeared in court and pleaded guilty to the charge.

Pleased guilty. Ordered to pay £50 compensation to the victim, £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service, and £114 surcharge to fund victim services.
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Bridget Green
10 Sep 2025
Stalking *
Sentence
Community order including a 28-day alcohol ban, mental health treatment, and rehabilitation; restraining order; £100 compensation; £85 costs; and £114 surcharge

Bridget Green stalked the victim by texting, calling, and showing up at his address in Cardigan between 17 March and 31 July 2025, despite the contact being unwanted.

Pled guilty to the offense. Additional financial penalties and orders were imposed.
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August 2025 5 cases
Rowena O’Brien
28 Aug 2025
Assault *
Sentence
Community order including 12-month drug rehabilitation and monitoring programme and up to 20 days of rehabilitation activities, £120 fine, £50 compensation, and 12-month restraining order

Rowena O’Brien assaulted the victim in Aberystwyth on 8 April 2025.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting the victim. Appeared before court on 28 August 2025. Ordered to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.
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Cai Williams
20 Aug 2025
Assault *
Sentence
18-month community order including drug rehabilitation and up to 20 days of rehabilitation activities, restraining order, £40 fine, and £85 costs

Cai Williams assaulted the victim in Cardigan on 25 July and damaged a table on the same day. He appeared for sentencing and was handed the community order.

Pled guilty to the offenses at an earlier hearing. No compensation was ordered.
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Luke Zachary Hutton
13 Aug 2025
Breach of supervision order *
Sentence
30 hours unpaid work and £60 costs

Luke Zachary Hutton, after being released from prison, breached his supervision order by failing to attend a planned probation and Dyfed drug and alcohol appointment on 24 June, failing to attend another planned probation appointment on 1 July, and providing a positive drug test for cocaine on 15 July.

Admitted charge of failing to comply with supervision requirements. Added to existing supervision order.
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Andrew O’Connell
7 Aug 2025
Theft *
Sentence
Community order including 9 months drug rehabilitation, monitoring and monthly reviews, up to 25 days rehabilitation activities, 100 hours unpaid work, £301.50 compensation to Tesco, and £85 costs

Andrew O’Connell, a man from St Dogmaels, stole more than £301.50 worth of alcohol from the Tesco store in Cardigan on 4 June 2025. He admitted to the theft and was sentenced following his appearance in court.

Pleaded guilty to the offense.
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Peter Sanders
6 Aug 2025
Assault *
Sentence
£230 fine and community order including rehabilitation

Peter Sanders committed common assault on 9 July 2025 in Cribyn, assault by beating between 1 May and 9 July 2025 in Cribyn, and threatened a person with a knife on 9 July 2025 in Cribyn.

Pled guilty to the charges. Must also pay £85 costs and £114 surcharge.
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July 2025 6 cases
Phoebe Williams
23 Jul 2025
Drug Driving *
Sentence
24 months driving disqualification, £120 fine, 12-month community order including rehabilitation activities, £85 costs

Phoebe Williams was stopped by authorities while driving a Fiat 500 on Ash Street in Ash, Surrey on 17 April 2025. Roadside swipes and laboratory testing confirmed she had cannabis in her system exceeding the specified limit, leading to her conviction for drug driving.

Stopped while driving a Fiat 500 on 17 April; roadside and laboratory tests showed cannabis levels exceeding the legal limit. Must undergo mental health treatment as part of the community order.
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Steven Jones
23 Jul 2025
Drink driving *
Sentence
26 months driving disqualification, 120 hours of unpaid work, rehabilitation activity requirement, £85 prosecution costs, and £114 victim services surcharge

Steven Jones was stopped while driving on the A487 at Trefechan on 2 July and found to have 112 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, which is more than three times the legal limit of 35 microgrammes.

Appeared in court on 23 July after being stopped on 2 July with a breath alcohol level of 112 microgrammes, exceeding the legal limit of 35 microgrammes.
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Tao Baxter
17 Jul 2025
Breach of community order *
Sentence
A new community order requiring 40 hours of unpaid work

Tao Baxter breached his community order by missing an unpaid work induction on March 27, 2025, and unpaid work sessions on May 22 and May 29, 2025.

The original community order was revoked due to breaches.
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Liam Michael Woodcraft
17 Jul 2025
Driving while disqualified and no insurance *
Sentence
12-month community order with 60 hours of unpaid work and a nine-month driving ban

Liam Michael Woodcraft used a motor vehicle without insurance and drove while disqualified on June 28, 2025, at Llanfihangel-ar-Arth on the B4459.

Original community order for earlier offences was revoked and replaced with the new order. No separate penalty for the insurance offence.
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Kevin Kinsella
16 Jul 2025
Drug-driving and failing to provide a specimen *
Sentence
A new community order including an eight-day mental health treatment requirement, up to 12 days of rehabilitation activity, and a £80 fine

Kevin Kinsella failed to provide a specimen of blood for analysis at Haverfordwest Police Station on December 14, 2024, and was convicted of drug-driving on Tenby Road in Cardigan on June 30, 2024, where a blood test showed the presence of the cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine above the legal limit.

The original community order was revoked due to inability to complete unpaid work because of medical issues. He was re-sentenced for the original offences.
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Toby Davies
16 Jul 2025
Attempting to communicate sexually with a child *
Sentence
26 weeks imprisonment suspended for 24 months, plus 250 hours of unpaid work and a program

Toby Davies attempted to communicate with what he believed to be a child under the age of 16, named Emily, on February 5, 2023, discussing topics such as masturbation and other sexual matters; the child was a decoy.

Admitted to the charge and must complete a program as part of the sentence.
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June 2025 2 cases
Robert Smithson
19 Jun 2025
Failing to provide a specimen of breath *
Sentence
12 months driving disqualification, 80 hours unpaid work, up to 10 days rehabilitation activities, £85 costs, £114 surcharge

Robert Smithson failed to provide a specimen of breath at Aberystwyth Police Station on 3 June 2025, leading to his appearance in court where he pleaded guilty.

Pleaded guilty to the offense. Must pay costs and surcharge as ordered.
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Simon Jones
18 Jun 2025
Failing to provide a breath specimen *
Sentence
24 months driving disqualification, 120 hours of unpaid work, up to 10 days of rehabilitation activities, £85 costs, and £114 surcharge

Simon Jones, of Porthyrhyd, failed to provide a specimen of breath for analysis at Aberystwyth Police Station on 15 March 2025. He also failed to provide police with information relating to the identification of the driver of a Volkswagen Golf on 12 April 2025.

Pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis and failing to provide police with information relating to the identification of the driver of a Volkswagen Golf.
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May 2025 1 case
Hywel Williams
28 May 2025
Theft *
Sentence
12 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months, plus 12 month community order including 250 hours of unpaid work, compensation of £5,166.50, costs of £85, and surcharge of £187

Hywel Williams stole 73 sheep, specifically lamb yearling ewes with the appearance of a continental cross ewe similar to a Texel cross, from Glasfryn Farm in Rhydlewis, belonging to the victim, on 17 March 2025. The sheep were recovered from land owned by Williams, an auction mart, a local abattoir without identifying ear tags, and some were given to another farmer to pay off a debt. Williams acted due to financial pressure and manages a 113-hectare farm with his elderly uncle. The incident caused unbearable stress to the victim’s business and personal life, and there were risks of disease spreading.

Pleased guilty to the thefts. Showed remorse and had previous good character. Sentence suspended due to strong mitigation, including mental health issues and impact on his elderly uncle. The court noted that only a custodial sentence could be justified due to flagrant disregard for people and property.
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November 2024 1 case
Cameron Mcwilliams
26 Nov 2024
Attempted sexual communication with a child *
Sentence
3 year community order including rehabilitation and 240 hours unpaid work, 5 years on sex offenders register, 5 year sexual harm prevention order, £85 costs, £114 surcharge

Cameron McWilliams attempted to engage in sexual communication with a child between 17 June and 11 July 2023 in Aberystwyth.

Pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing.
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Daniel Williams
Drink driving *
Sentence
17 months driving disqualification and £200 fine

On 28 February 2024, Daniel Williams was stopped while driving a Volkswagen Crafter van on the A486 between Pentrecwrt and Llandysul. He had taken the van without the owner's consent. A breath test showed he had 85 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, above the legal limit of 35 microgrammes. He appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 3 April 2024.

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Ellis Vaughan-Roberts
Drink driving *
Sentence
Disqualified from driving for 17 months and fined £276

On 10 August 2024, Ellis Vaughan-Roberts was stopped while riding a Yamaha quad bike on Maes Llanio in Blaenplwyf. Breath tests revealed 66 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35. He was uninsured and did not hold a driving licence. He also failed to stop following a road accident on the same day in which damage was caused to an Audi A4. He pleaded guilty to all four charges.

Pleaded guilty to four charges: drink driving, driving without a licence, driving without insurance, and failing to stop after an accident. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £221 victim services surcharge.
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Y Lanfa, Trefechan, Aberystwyth SY23 1AS, Trefechan, Aberystwyth, SY23 1AS, United Kingdom
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Wheelchair accessible entrance
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 17:00

About Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court

Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court, located in Trefechan, Aberystwyth, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 122 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Trefechan, Aberystwyth area and surrounding communities. Magistrates' Courts handle the majority of criminal cases in England and Wales, with cases heard by a bench of magistrates or a district judge.

The court can be found at Y Lanfa, Trefechan, Aberystwyth SY23 1AS, SY23 1AS.

Accessibility provisions at this court include wheelchair accessible entrance.

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