Machete-wielding Pontypool boyfriend âterrorisedâ ex-partner A BOYFRIEND swung a machete around and trashed his former partner’s home after failing to accept their long-term relationship was over. Mark Broad “terrorised” his ex over six months when he was unable to cope with the fact their love affair had ended. The 34-year-old, of Clos Y Goedlan, Garndiffaith, Pontypool, was slammed by the judge who sentenced him. Recorder Mark Powell QC told Broad: “You were waving a machete and she was petrified of you. “She has also been living in constant fear of you. “You embarked on a course of conduct for six months which inspired terror in her and which significantly effected her mental health.”
He was ordered to pay £313 in compensation, costs and a surcharge.
RICKY LEE WILLIAMS, 26, of no fixed abode, Tredegar, was ordered to pay £199 in a fine, costs and a surcharge after he admitted stealing food and alcohol worth £19.87 from Lidl.
KEVIN JOHN LEWIS, 43, of Chepstow Road, Newport, was ordered to pay £2,265 in compensation, fines and a surcharge after he admitted the criminal damage of a window and being in breach of a suspended jail sentence.
JAMES ALDRIDGE, 21, of 18 James Street, Newport, was ordered to pay £816 in a fine, costs and a surcharge for driving without insurance. His driving record was endorsed with six points.