Evan Williams sentenced to three years in prison for causing grevious bodily harm with intent
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Evan Williams has been sentenced to three years in prison, following his conviction last month for causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Williams attacked 72-year-old Martin Dandridge in the mistaken belief he was a lamper, a type of poacher, one evening in December 2024, leaving Dandridge with a broken arm.
“This was an appalling offence, causing serious injury,” Recorder Angharad Price told Williams as she delivered the sentence on Tuesday morning at Cardiff Crown Court. “It is never acceptable to take the law into your own hands.”
The future of Williams’ training business is now in doubt, after his barrister, David Elias KC, told the court: “If he isn’t there, there is no business.”
Williams’ licence was transferred after his conviction into the name of his wife, Cath, but Elias cast doubt on whether she would continue in charge.
“It doesn’t matter in whose name the licence is,” Elias said, as part of a plea to the judge to impose only a suspended sentence. “It is Evan Williams who brings the racing knowledge and no one else.”
As part of his argument in mitigation, Elias described “an unprecedented number of testimonials”, with 570 character references having been received by Williams’ solicitors and more continuing to arrive. Some 102 of those references had been submitted to the court and read by the judge in advance of Tuesday’s hearing.
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Published on 14 April 2026inBritain
Last updated 11:36, 14 April 2026
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