Trainer Evan Williams jailed for three years after assaulting dog walker with hockey stick

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The Welsh Grand National-winning trainer Evan Williams has been jailed for three years for attacking a dog walker who was on his land.

Williams, 55, repeatedly struck Martin Dandridge, 72, with a hockey stick during the assault. Dandridge, from Swindon, suffered injuries including a fractured arm in the incident on Williams’ land at Llancarfan in south Wales in December 2024.

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