Repeat Offender Jailed for Third Knife Possession in Pembroke

A repeat offender has been sentenced to six months in prison after being caught carrying a kitchen knife in Pembroke for the third time. 🔪⚖️

Robert Parker, 42, of no fixed address, was arrested on Wednesday, May 8, after police discovered he was carrying a 20cm kitchen knife in a public place. He appeared before Llanelli Magistrates’ Court the following day, where he admitted the offence.

Magistrates heard that Parker had no lawful reason for possessing the blade. As this was his third such offence, he received an automatic custodial sentence of six months.

He was also ordered to pay £85 in costs, and the court ordered the knife to be forfeited and destroyed.

Parker has an extensive criminal history, including 67 previous convictions for 151 offences. In July 2023, he was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment for possession of a knife and cannabis at Withybush Hospital, as well as for assaulting his partner during a domestic incident in Haverfordwest.

That case followed an incident on Picton Place where Parker jabbed his partner in the stomach during a row, before shoving her outside a Subway on Castle Square. Police arrested him after being called by a concerned member of the public.

Days later, whilst seeking mental health support at Withybush Hospital, Parker voluntarily informed an officer he had a silver butterfly knife hidden in his sock. He also admitted to having a small amount of cannabis on him at the time.

Parker was also handed a further 14-day sentence last August for breaching bail conditions, which was ordered to run concurrently.