Rhys Phillips’ disturbing behaviour was early within the morning and witnessed by folks in passing vehicles and buses
A person uncovered his genitals in a avenue whereas shouting: “I like kids and I will rape kids.” The disturbing behaviour of Rhys Phillips in Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, was witnessed by the horrified occupants of passing vehicles and buses.
Cardiff Crown Court docket heard the incident occurred at 8.30am on October 13 close to the Nature’s Hand incapacity companies centre in Alma Avenue. Phillips, 22, had been receiving help from the centre for severe psychological well being points, the court docket listening to was instructed.
Prosecutor Hywel Davies stated: “This defendant was seen by employees on the help centre standing on the street and shouting: ‘I am a paedophile. I like kids and I will rape kids.’
“Whereas shouting these phrases his trousers had been spherical his ankles and he uncovered himself to members of the general public driving previous,” Mr Davies added. “Numerous vehicles and buses drove previous.”
Police arrested Phillips on the scene. It was the second time in three months that he had been arrested within the neighborhood of Nature’s Hand. Don’t miss a court docket report by signing up to our crime e-newsletter right here
On August 6, he had flown into an unprovoked rage whereas on the centre. He started a sequence of assaults on employees by pushing help employee Grant West to the chest and urgent his brow into Mr West’s head.
He then used his brow in an identical assault on one other help employee, Jason Thomas, who moved away solely to be adopted by the defendant.
“The defendant lunged in the direction of him, once more utilizing his brow and urgent it into Jason Thomas’ head,” stated the prosecutor. “The defendant then turned in the direction of one other help employee, Jodie Lamkin, and spat in her face.”
Phillips, of Alexander Court docket in Blaina, pleaded responsible to publicity, a public order offence, and three counts of assault. He had 19 earlier convictions — together with for violence, offensive weapons and dishonesty — and on the time of his newest offences he was beneath a group order for a racially aggravated assault.
Showing for sentencing through a video hyperlink from Parc jail, the defendant hunched his shoulders and lowered his head.
His barrister Jeffrey Jones stated a psychiatrist who had examined Phillips didn’t imagine him to have a sexual curiosity in kids.
Mr Jones instructed the court docket his shopper had made the feedback about kids as a result of “they had been remarks he knew folks could not ignore”.
“It was a type of attention-seeking,” stated Mr Jones. “No-one was particularly approached by him with a view to inflicting them rapid alarm and misery by his being bare on the street.
“There isn’t a suggestion he was in any manner aroused. He has no earlier convictions for such behaviour.”
Phillips’ psychological well being points embody ADHD (consideration deficit hyperactivity dysfunction) and studying difficulties. He has a studying age of 11 and has at occasions swallowed batteries and aftershave, based on his barrister.
“Care employees take care of him on a 24-hour foundation,” stated Mr Jones. “He has two care employees with him all by means of the day.
“Psychological unwell well being runs by means of all of those offences. These should not offences dedicated by somebody who drinks after which misbehaves, or who has taken remedy in a bootleg or extreme kind.”
Phillips was sentenced to 12 months in jail, a 10-year sexual hurt prevention order and £187 sufferer companies surcharge.
Gwent Police refused to supply a mugshot of Phillips. The drive selected to not present an on-the-record assertion explaining the explanation for this determination.
