A MAN who spat in his girlfriend’s face told police officers who were called that he would throw boiling water on them and “wouldn’t mind a murder charge”, magistrates have heard.

Brian Warren Kerley, 24, admitted assaulting his partner Sophie Wooley, threatening behaviour towards police officers and a separate charge of disorderly conduct after he was filmed by a witness shouting abuse outside a house in Cilgerran.

Ms Jones said the first incident on 22 July was filmed by a resident in Cilgerran and showed Kerley, of 11B Clos yr Helyg, Crymych, shouting abuse and swearing outside a house.

Police attended and spoke to Kerley, but Ms Jones said Kerley kept talking over them and claimed that someone had been making comments to his mother which had annoyed him.

While he had refused to leave the house where he was, Kerley told officers he would hand himself in later.

Ms Jones said Kerley was then arrested again on 9 August after Ms Wooley called police to say Kerley had “gone mad”.

While officers spoke to Ms Wooley, Kerley was leaning out of a window shouting abuse at officers and saying he would pour boiling water over them.

Ms Wooley told officers that Kerley had reacted angrily after she had not passed him cigarette papers. Despite Kerley first leaving the property to calm down, and then Ms Wooley leaving, when she returned he shouted abuse at her before lunging at her.

Kerley was held back by a friend, but spat at Ms Wooley, hitting her in the face.

Kerley continued shouting abuse at police officers “daring” them to try and enter the property and saying he “wouldn’t mind” a murder charge and insisted that he had “something waiting” for officers if they tried to get into a room he had barricaded himself in.

Defence solicitor Katy Hanson said the initial incident was sparked as Kerley had thought someone was “bullying” his mother, but accepted that his behaviour wasn’t acceptable.

She said the assault and threatening behaviour incident was “out of character” as Kerley is not the sort of person to act so aggressively.

Kerley had been under stress and was getting help for mental health issues, with Ms Hanson saying that she supported a recommendation for a community order which would ensure Kerley would get help.

Magistrates imposed a 12-month community order with 30 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 100 hours of unpaid work.

He was also fined £80 and will pay costs of £200.