Two women, one the mother of his child, chased a man around a house in Milford Haven and stabbed him, causing serious injuries. Demi Oliver, 26, and Kelly Rees, 36, were in a house in Precelly Place with Warren Harper when neighbours reported hearing loud voices and music after a night of drinking.
Attack details
During the attack on July 27, 2024, Harper was chased around the property and locked himself in the bathroom while both women banged on the door. Prosecution barrister Dean Pullen told Swansea Crown Court that Harper tried to leave but saw Rees, who had taken crack cocaine, standing in the kitchen with a knife. As he went for his bag, Rees cut him on the wrist with a Stanley knife. He was also slashed by Oliver, who held a different knife.
Harper ran upstairs and considered escaping via a window but decided it was too high. He went back downstairs and forced his way out while "bleeding profusely." He was taken to Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest with stab wounds to his wrist and arm and later required surgery.
Sentencing
Oliver and Rees pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding. Barristers David Singh and Ian Ibrahim offered mitigation, but Judge Huw Rees warned both would face immediate custodial sentences despite the incident happening two years ago. Judge Rees said: "The victim sustained very serious injuries, not a nick causing a superficial injury. They were two significant wounds to the victim's left wrist and arm."
Oliver, of Precelly Place, Milford Haven, was jailed for 17 months. Rees, of Waterloo Road, Hakin, who is currently serving a custodial sentence for a robbery in Milford Haven, was jailed for a further 27 months.
