Assaults in Tenby holiday let
Jack Griffiths, 23, of High Street, Ammanford, appeared at Swansea Crown Court where he admitted multiple offences committed in both west Wales and London.
The court heard that on 17 May this year, Griffiths assaulted his partner and another man at a holiday let in Tenby. When police were called to the address, he also attacked an officer.
Prosecutor Alycia Carpanini told the court Griffiths had subjected his partner to a campaign of controlling and coercive behaviour between October 2023 and May 2024. He dictated what she ate, who she spoke to, and even what she was allowed to watch on television.
Violence in London
Griffiths also admitted three separate assaults in the London Borough of Haringey on 30 November 2023, where he attacked three men.
Guilty pleas and sentencing
Griffiths pleaded guilty to:
- Engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour
- Two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm
- Assault by beating of an emergency worker (Tenby offences)
- Two counts of assault by beating
- One further count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (London offences)
Judge Huw Rees sentenced him to a total of three years and nine months in prison.
Griffiths’ ex‑partner was also granted a 10‑year restraining order to protect her from further contact.
Earlier proceedings
The case was first heard at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court in May, where Griffiths faced charges of coercive control, intentional strangulation, and multiple assaults. He was remanded into custody before being committed to Swansea Crown Court for sentencing.
