A Milford Haven man, given a suspended sentence for street robbery, has been jailed anyway after he attacked a man he saw with a female friend.

Joshua Oughton, aged 19, of Prescelly Place, had been jailed for 24 months, suspended for 12 months, for using violence on a 15-year-old youth and forcing him to empty his pockets.

Swansea crown court heard today that on October 8 Oughton was in the town’s Basement Bar when he saw David Robertson in “a clinch” with the young woman.

CCTV camera filmed Oughton as he stormed across the bar and hit Mr Robertson several times with a beer bottle and, in the melee, also hit the woman.

Oughton admitted two offences of common assault.

He also admitted breaching the terms of the suspended sentence.

James Hartson, prosecuting, said that, fortunately, the bottle had not smashed.

Mr Hartson said Oughton had been ordered to carry out 240 hours of unpaid work as part of his original punishment, but he had completed only seven hours and 45 minutes.

And he had missed four appointments with the probation service without acceptable reasons.

Janet Gedrych, the barrister representing Oughton, said he had been badly affected by the death of his father but realised that on the eve of his 20th birthday it was time for him to grow up.

Judge Peter Heywood said Oughton had been fortunate to receive a suspended sentence for the street robbery and should have taken his chance to stay out of prison.

But, he added, the crown court rarely gave second chances.

Judge Heywood activated 12 months of the suspended sentence.