UPDATE: 6.42pm

A BLAENAVON man accused of threatening to kill a wheelchair-bound cancer patient at her home has said he never even went to her house that day.

Ashley Beacham, aged 21, of Duke Street, Blaenavon, denies a charge of affray and making a threat to kill at an address at Riverside Drive in Blaenavon on March 1.

His mother, Rachael Warren, aged 52, of Market Street, Blaenavon, also denies a charge of affray relating to the same incident at the home of Sharon Gwillym, 50.

A third defendant, a teenager who cannot be named for legal reasons, also denies an affray charge.

Beacham today gave evidence at Newport Crown Court and told the court the allegations are “a lie”.

The court heard how Beacham, who has a girlfriend, had received sexual messages online from another woman, Nadine Gwillym, the evening before the alleged offence took place.

Beacham said he thought Ms Gwillym, who he went to school with, was joking as the messages were "ludicrous". He told the court the last message he sent back to her was: “This conversation is weird”.

The prosecution today suggested that after Beacham's girlfriend, Becky Johnson, discovered the messages, Beacham went round to Ms Gwillym's house to cause trouble and "to show loyalty" to his girlfriend.

But Beacham said this was not true.

When asked by Judge Daniel Wynn Morgan whether it was true that Beacham went round and “terrorised” Nadine Gwillym, 21, and her mother, Sharon Gwillym, Beacham said it was not.
Earlier this week the court heard evidence from 50-year-old cancer patient Sharon Gwillym who alleges Beacham threatened to kill her.

The court heard how Beacham turned up to Ms Gwillym’s house at around 4.45pm with his mother, Rachael Warren, and the younger defendant.

Warren allegedly banged on Nadine Gwillym’s bedroom window and when Sharon Gwillym answered the door. Warren grabbed her left arm, dragged her into her living room and pushed her against the wall.

The court heard how Beacham and the third defendant followed through the window, which was ajar. Beacham, who is 6ft 5in, then grabbed Mrs Gwillym by her collar and pulled her face towards him.

He raised a metal chair in the air and allegedly screamed, "If you [Warren] don’t smash her, I will". Speaking about the Gwillyms, he then threatened to “kill the lot of you”.

Beacham’s defence, Huw Wallace, told the court there is no forensic evidence linking the defendant to the scene, but prosecution Jeffrey Jones said no DNA testing was done.

Proceeding.

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A BLAENAVON man accused of threatening to kill a wheelchair-bound cancer patient at her home has said he never even went to her house that day.

Ashley Beacham, aged 21, of Duke Street, Blaenavon, denies a charge of affray and making a threat to kill at an address at Riverside Drive in Blaenavon on March 1. His mother, Rachael Warren, aged 52, of Market Street, Blaenavon, also denies a charge of affray relating to the same incident at the home of Sharon Gwillym, 50. A third defendant, a teenager who cannot be named for legal reasons, also denies an affray charge.

Today Beacham gave evidence at Newport Crown Court.

The court heard how Beacham, who has a girlfriend, had received sexual messages from another woman, Nadine Gwillym, the day before the alleged offence.

Beacham said he though Ms Gwillym was joking as the messages were "ludicrous".

The prosecution today suggested that after Beacham's girlfriend Becky Johnson discovered the messages, Beacham went round to Ms Gwillym's house to cause trouble "to show loyalty" to his girlfriend.

But Beacham said this was not true.

Earlier this week the court heard evidence from 50-year-old cancer patient Sharon Gwillym who alleges Beacham threatened to kill her.