Man admits damaging politicians' office

The smashed window of the office of Lee Waters and Dame Nia Griffith
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A man has been sentenced to 300 hours unpaid work for damage to the Llanelli office of Dame Nia Griffith MP and Lee Waters MS

At a glance

  • Joshua Morris, 31, admits criminal damage at the office of two Labour politicians

  • He was sentenced to 300 hours of unpaid work after the Llanelli office of Dame Nia Griffith and Lee Waters was damaged

  • There was window damage and scorch marks after the incident on 1 October

  • Published

A man who damaged a Labour politicians' office has been sentenced to 300 hours of unpaid work.

Joshua Morris, 31, admitted criminal damage at the office of Llanelli MP Dame Nia Griffith and MS Lee Waters.

Morris, from Heol Gwili, Llanelli, damaged the building in Pottery Street on 1 October.

He pleaded guilty at the town's magistrates' court on Friday.

Dyfed-Powys Police said there was window damage and scorch marks to the front of the building.

Dame Nia is shadow minister for international trade and the cabinet office.

Mr Waters is deputy minister for climate change in the Welsh government.

Morris was also been ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge totalling £614.