A MAN who damaged a Labour MP’s office has been sentenced to 300 hours of unpaid work.
Joshua James Morris pleaded guilty to criminal damage at Llanelli Magistrates Court on Friday, November 10.
The 31-year-old, of Heol Gwili, Llanelli, had targeted a constituency office in the town’s Pottery Street used by Llanelli MP Nia Griffith and Llanelli MS Lee Waters.
Dyfed-Powys Police said that shortly after the October 1 incident there was window damage and scorch marks to the front of the building. Officers conducted house-to-house enquiries as part of their investigation and arrested a 31-year-old on suspicion of criminal damage. Morris’s first court appearance was on October 6.
Morris has also been ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge totalling £614.
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