Llandysul farmer steels 73 ewes from neighbour
Williams, who lives on his 270-acre farm near Llandysul with his 81-year-old uncle, told Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court he "deeply" regretted his actions.He said he took the sheep because he was under financial pressure and accepted his actions were "unacceptable and feels ashamed".Mr Evans said the theft had causing "unbearable stress" on his family and business. The sheep stolen were all ewes in lamb, in an area which has seen the highest proportion of livestock theft in the UK between April 2024 and March 2025, the court heard.Williams was handed a 12-month suspended sentence and ordered to undertake 250 hours of unpaid work and to pay more than £5,000 in compensation.
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