Mother feared for child’s safety as woman punched man in underpass – The Pembrokeshire Herald

MEMBERS of the public have described how they feared for their safety, as well as that of their young children, after hearing a 29-year-old woman scream obscenities and repeatedly punch a man in a town centre underpass.

Shannon Charge was observed in the underpass close to the Morrisons superstore, Haverfordwest, just before 5:00pm on August 30 by members of the public who had arrived at the bus station following a trip to Folly Farm with their young children.

As they approached the underpass, they saw Charge spit violently into the face of her male companion before lunging punches towards his head and upper torso. Despite attempts by the male to calm the situation down, Charge’s behaviour continued to spiral out of control.

“She started punching him repeatedly to his body while he was on the phone, telling her to keep away from him as he was trying to phone the police,” said Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan.

“She then turned her attention to the public, shouting, ‘Shut the f*** up. It’s nothing to do with you.’”

One of the bystanders became increasingly concerned for the safety of her three-year-old child after the infant was ‘almost kicked’ by Shannon.

Shannon Charge, of Pater Court, Pembroke Dock, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour likely to cause distress and to two charges of assaulting Aidan Hughes by beating.

Charge was sentenced to an 18-month community order, including a 12-month mental health treatment requirement, a 12-month drug rehabilitation requirement, and 20 rehabilitation activity days. She was ordered to pay £100 in compensation to the mother of the young child, £170 costs, a £114 surcharge, and an £80 fine.