Wrexham,North Wales - Man chased with knife in Gwersyllt by his sister’s angry partner

Published date: 18 December 2015 | 

Published by: Staff reporter
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A MAN chased his partner’s brother around a garden with a kitchen knife.

Shaun Christopher Simpson, 21, tried to get at the other man after a scuflle with him.

Simpson, 21, of Rockwood Road in Penycae, Wrexham, admitted affray and possessing the kitchen knife following the incident at First Avenue in Gwersyllt, on August 7.

At Mold Crown Court yesterday, Simpson – said to have been taking cannabis since the age of 13 – received a 36-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months. He was also placed on rehabilitation.

Judge Rhys Rowlands said the use of a knife in such dangerous circumstances was a very serious matter.

But he had been persuaded to draw back from immediate custody as the defendant had pleaded guilty and he had his first taste of custody while on remand. “I hope it has been a lesson for you,” he said.

The judge said that, depressingly, he had yet another defendant before the court after starting to take cannabis at a very young age.

Prosecutor David Mainstone told how the defendant and his partner Amy Ellis had two young children and on August 6 an argument developed, and she sent a text to her brother Jamie Ellis to say the defendant was about to hit her.

The brother went to her home and he and the defendant ended up scuffling.

The prosecutor said the brother left in an agitated state, was outside inviting Simpson to fight, and then he returned to the house and continued to remonstrate with Simpson.

“The defendant lost control, ran into the kitchen and grabbed a kitchen knife nine inches long,” said Mr Mainstone.

He ignored pleas to put it down and went towards the door and Mr Ellis grabbed a vacuum cleaner pole to defend himself with.

The defendant chased him around the garden shouting at him as the defendant thrust the knife towards him and the brother swung the pole to defend himself.

Eventually, the defendant threw the knife down and his partner took it for safe keeping.

The brother got into a car and the defendant shouted that he was schizophrenic and would kill him. He lunged at the car but was pushed back.

When arrested a short time later, he had a small amount of cannabis on him.

Andrew Green, defending, said that at the time the defendant had changed medical centres and there had been a mix up over his medication, which he had not taken.

His family were standing by him and were concerned about his mental health.

There were fears that the prison environment was having a negative impact on him.

It was clearly a serious matter to have a knife in public but the defendant was a young 21, he had been out of trouble for two years, he was in a stable relationship and had two young daughters.

He had expressed genuine remorse, the incident was fortunately short lived, mercifully the knife was not used and it was dropped fairly quickly.

The true character of the defendant was that he had shouted “it’s alright love, there is nothing to worry about” to a neighbour who witnessed the incident.

His schizophrenic condition was frightening for the defendant himself, it was not a case of him not wanting to take medication, and he was now stabilised again.

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