Jailed after scarring police officer

A 29-YEAR-OLD Narberth man has been jailed after admitting assaulting a police officer causing a deep wound to his forehead and a permanent scar.

“Whilst I realise there are high risks attached to being a serving police officer, I don’t want to come to work fearing for my safety,” Pc Jenkins stated in a victim impact statement read out to District Judge Mark Layton at a court hearing at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court this week.

“This has now left me with a scar on my forehead.”

Officers were called to a flat in High Street, Narberth on the evening of September 8, 2023 as a result of what Crown Prosecutor Abigail Jackson described as ‘ an ongoing incident’ between Dilan Anderson and his girlfriend, Lisa Roberts.

“The defendant [ Anderson] was shouting at his girlfriend and was told to calm down,” Ms Jackson told the court.

“But he began walking towards the officers in a very aggressive manner. He was asked to move away but he ignored the request.”

Ms Jackson said that following repeated attempts to hold him back, Anderson swung his right arm towards the officers.

“He was placed on the floor with handcuffs, but he turned around and struck Pc Jenkins, resulting in blood coming from the wound.”

Photographs displayed to Judge Layton showed a deep wound to the left of the officer’s right eye.

Following the incident, Anderson was placed on police bail but on January 31 the bail was breached as the result of another altercation between him and his girlfriend at her flat in College Court, Haverfordwest.

“An argument broke out at around 6pm about his excessive drinking, when he became verbally abusive,” said Ms Jackson, for the Crown.

“The defendant went to bed but he woke up at around 1.30am and asked for his girlfriend’s mobile phone.

“When she asked him why he wanted it, he raised his left hand and slapped her to her cheek which caused redness and a constant ringing in her ear.”

Anderson then proceeded to throw two large bottles at her brother’s bedroom door.

“The complainant left the bedroom and the defendant appeared to calm down, but shortly afterwards she heard smashing sounds coming from the living room and then heard the front door being slammed shut,” continued Abigail Jackson. “She later discovered that damage had been caused to the television and a screw driver was found near it and that a blue mobile phone that belonged to her and been taken.”

Anderson admitted ‘ stabbing’ the tv with the screwdriver, but claimed the damage this caused was minor.

“This has caused me to be very distressed as I don’t know what he’s playing at,” Ms Roberts said in a victim impact statement that was read to the court.

“He’s very unpredictable and difficult to manage.”

Anderson pleaded guilty to assaulting the police officer causing actual bodily harm, stealing Ms Roberts’ mobile phone, causing criminal damage to her property and assaulting her by beating. He was represented in court by solicitor Mr David Williams.

“My client accepts the precariousness of his position,” he told the court.

Anderson was sentenced to a total of 24 weeks in custody.

He was ordered to pay £ 500 compensation to Pc Jenkins, £ 100 compensation to Ms Roberts, £ 150 as a result of the damage caused to the tv and £ 40 for the damage caused to the bedroom door.

He was also ordered to pay £ 170 court costs and a £ 154 surcharge.