Mold Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Richard Watson committed 25 thefts and one attempted theft from retail premises in the Wrexham area between February 6 and July 13 this year. The items stolen included eleven bottles of Dove worth £22 from Poundland. The court heard his offending behaviour was linked to crack cocaine, though his mindset was said to be drug free. A district judge described him as a prolific shoplifter and spoke about the impact of shoplifting on shops, staff and the public.

Oswyn Roberts was convicted of stalking involving serious harm or distress during May and June 2023. He had been in a relationship with the victim between 2010 and 2012, and they parted as friends. Years later he made unwanted calls and sent texts, and the victim blocked his number with police help. Over following weeks she repeatedly saw him in public and found nails or screws under her vehicle tyres on several occasions. On 11 June 2023 a neighbour saw the defendant putting something under the wheel of her parked vehicle, and a screw was found pointing up into the wheel. Police seized his firearms during the period. The victim said she was left overwhelmed, scared and hypervigilant, with a constant sense of worry, and is especially anxious in the dark. The judge found some degree of planning and said the items placed could have caused harm to her and others.

Daniel Williams, 38 and of no fixed abode, entered The Village Store in Mancot on 15 November 2025 and stole items without paying. He was confronted with evidence but denied the offence. Magistrates found him guilty on 4 February 2026, and he was sentenced the following day, with his criminal history of prior shoplifting taken into account.

On December 3, 2024, Christopher Tribe, 57, was driving an HGV along the B5129 at Sandycroft, Flintshire, with a misted-up windscreen due to poor visibility from steam and low sun, which he failed to clear adequately. He smashed into the back of a white minibus, causing a five-vehicle pile-up. The minibus ended up in a water-filled ditch with crushed rear doors. A silver car was crushed, a white van and two other cars damaged, and Tribe's lorry was at the roadside. Adhesive glue cargo spilled but was contained. Injuries included bruising to the minibus driver, a passenger, and another motorist. Tribe apologised and expressed regret.