A MAN with no fixed abode has been handed a suspended sentence by Haverfordwest Magistrates Court after issuing a death threat at Milford Haven.

41-year-old Mark Hambrook appeared in court on Monday, January 5 where he admitted breaching the requirements of a community order made by Llanelli Magistrates’ Court by failing to seek permission from a Probation Practitioner to change his place of residence on December 16.

The Carmarthenshire community order was revoked, and Hambrook was dealt with for the original offences.

At Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire Magistrates Court on July 14, 2025, Hambrook had been convicted of having sent a message at Milford Haven two days earlier that “conveyed a threat of death intending, or being reckless as to whether, an individual encountering the message would fear that the threat would be carried out” (contrary to section 181 of the Online Safety Act 2023).

The defendant had also been convicted of the theft of alcohol and soft drinks to the value of £55.30 from Iceland Warehouse, Haven’s Head, Milford Haven on July 12. And it was found that he had used racially aggravated threatening, abusive or disorderly behaviour intended to cause an officer distress at Haverfordwest Police Station on July 13.

Because the offences were so serious and because he had shown disregard to a court order, Hambrook was committed to prison for 18 weeks for the death threat, plus four weeks concurrent for the theft and six weeks for the racially aggravated harassment. The sentence was, however, suspended for 24 months as the court judged there to be a realistic prospect of rehabilitation.

The defendant must abstain from consuming any alcohol throughout a period of 120 days and comply with any instructions of the responsible officer to appointments or participate in any activity up to 30 days maximum.