Overview
- - Evan Williams, 54, is on trial at Cardiff Crown Court accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to 72-year-old dog walker Martin Dandridge after a December 2024 confrontation.
- - Williams testified that he never struck Dandridge and said the pensioner was pulled by his dog into a drainage hole, insisting he did not have a hockey stick and was carrying a lead rein.
- - Prosecutors allege a “frenzied” attack with a hockey stick after Williams confronted someone he believed was lamping on his land.
- - Dandridge told the jury he was struck repeatedly and feared he would die, and hospital X-rays showed two fractures to his left forearm.
- - Police evidence was mixed, with an inspector saying he saw Williams strike Dandridge and another officer noting a hockey stick–type object, while a later search found no hockey stick; the four-day trial continues next week.