Dylan Roy
Assault causing actual bodily harm *
Sentence
18 months community order, 25 days rehabilitation work, and £100 compensation
Dylan Roy was at the centre of a mass brawl involving up to 20 people in Church Walk, Barnstaple, in May 2022. During the incident, he assaulted a female police officer, causing actual bodily harm that required stitches to her lip, just days before her wedding. He escaped lawful custody but was later re-arrested. Additionally, in September 2023, he was stopped at Exeter St David's Station while carrying cocaine, cannabis, 298 tablets of phenazepam, and a knife, which he claimed was for farm work.
Pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm, common assault, escaping lawful custody, and drug possession charges. The defendant had a difficult childhood, ADHD, and complex PTSD, with his father introducing him to drugs and criminal behaviour early in life.