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6/14/2025, 6:09:08 AM No.507304794
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/silent-man-keeps-blocking-busy-31701192
>For more that a decade David Hampson has been doing the same thing over and over again - standing in the middle of the road outside Swansea Central police station until arrested and then staying silent
>The defendant has previously been made the subject of a criminal behaviour order banning him from blocking the highway without lawful authority but simply continues his behaviour in breach of the order.
>Hampson was subsequently charged and was remanded into custody. The defendant appeared in court on May 14 where the charges were put to him. He remained silent and "not guilty" pleas were entered on his behalf and Hampson was remanded into custody ahead of a trial set down for this week.
>Hampson returned to the dock on Thursday, May 22, for a trial alleging two counts of wilfully obstructing the highway. He refused to confirm his name and date of birth when he entered the dock of Swansea Magistrates Court. The 54-year-old was unrepresented having refused legal advice or a solicitor. The court heard the defendant had been served with copies of the prosecution statements in advance of the trial but he had not responded to them.
>After the prosecution set out the facts, district judge Christopher James asked the defendant whether he wanted to give evidence or call any defence witnesses. Hampson remained silent and stared at the floor of the dock.
>Hampson, of no fixed abode, was found guilty of two counts of wilfully obstructing the highway.
>The district judge asked Hampson if there was anything he wanted to say by way of mitigation before sentence was passed. The defendant again stared at the floor of the dock and remained silent.
>Hampson was sentenced to six months in prison. He will serve up to half the sentence in custody before he is released on licence to serve the remainder in the community.
>For more that a decade David Hampson has been doing the same thing over and over again - standing in the middle of the road outside Swansea Central police station until arrested and then staying silent
>The defendant has previously been made the subject of a criminal behaviour order banning him from blocking the highway without lawful authority but simply continues his behaviour in breach of the order.
>Hampson was subsequently charged and was remanded into custody. The defendant appeared in court on May 14 where the charges were put to him. He remained silent and "not guilty" pleas were entered on his behalf and Hampson was remanded into custody ahead of a trial set down for this week.
>Hampson returned to the dock on Thursday, May 22, for a trial alleging two counts of wilfully obstructing the highway. He refused to confirm his name and date of birth when he entered the dock of Swansea Magistrates Court. The 54-year-old was unrepresented having refused legal advice or a solicitor. The court heard the defendant had been served with copies of the prosecution statements in advance of the trial but he had not responded to them.
>After the prosecution set out the facts, district judge Christopher James asked the defendant whether he wanted to give evidence or call any defence witnesses. Hampson remained silent and stared at the floor of the dock.
>Hampson, of no fixed abode, was found guilty of two counts of wilfully obstructing the highway.
>The district judge asked Hampson if there was anything he wanted to say by way of mitigation before sentence was passed. The defendant again stared at the floor of the dock and remained silent.
>Hampson was sentenced to six months in prison. He will serve up to half the sentence in custody before he is released on licence to serve the remainder in the community.
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