Man Jailed After Brutal Assault and High-Speed Police Chase

A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to prison after committing several serious offences including a violent assault on his partner and leading police on a dangerous high-speed chase. 🚔

Thomas Campbell, of Wern in Bersham, appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court on Monday where he was sentenced after previously admitting to grievous bodily harm, dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking, driving without insurance, and failing to stop after an accident (two counts).

The court heard that Campbell seriously assaulted his then-partner Anna Nesbitt in November last year. Ms Nesbitt, 24, told police that Campbell had “always abused her” throughout their relationship, which included numerous instances of hitting, biting and threatening behaviour.

On the day of the GBH offence, Campbell had been drinking and taking cocaine at a neighbour’s house before attacking Ms Nesbitt. The assault left her with extensive injuries including swelling and bruising to both eye sockets and fractures to both sides of her lower jaw.

In a disturbing video shown to the court, Campbell told the crying Ms Nesbitt: “Wait, if you want to cry into the video. You’re the victim obviously. Come here – act like a little victim.”

The driving offences occurred in July last year when police spotted Campbell driving a white works van at 94mph on the A55 at Broughton. When officers attempted to stop him, he drove through a red light and continued at speeds between 95-100mph, evading a police stinger.

Later that same day, Campbell led police on another chase in a different vehicle, during which he struck a lamb that later had to be put down due to its injuries. 🚗

Brian Treadwell, defending, said his client expressed “regret and remorse” and acknowledged that Campbell had lost contact with his children since being remanded in custody.

Judge Timothy Petts was unconvinced, telling Campbell: “There’s not much to be said positively about you. There may be some remorse but the remarks you made and victim blaming in your pre-sentence report, I don’t believe there’s much remorse there. You don’t really care about what happens to other people; you act in the moment and don’t think about the consequences.”

Campbell was sentenced to a total of 39 months in prison and banned from driving for three years (extended to 55 months to reflect his time behind bars). The judge also imposed a 10-year restraining order to protect Ms Nesbitt.