A caring father bore the brunt of his daughter’s built-up frustration when she flew into a violent rage, a court has heard.

Anna Louise Price, of Mill Lane, Narberth, appeared before Haverfordwest magistrates on Wednesday, August 15, to be sentenced for assault, after previously changing her plea to guilty on the day of her trial.

Vaughan Pritchard-Jones, prosecuting, told the court that Price, of Mill Lane, Narberth, had assaulted her 77 year-old father, who is her carer.

He added: “Twelve years ago she suffered a brain injury in a traffic accident, because of that she can be volatile and quite aggressive to her father.”

The court heard that Price lost her temper at 7.15pm on May 11, and her father James Price described her as going into a ‘violent rage’.

She started hitting Mr Price as he sat in a chair, but he put his arms up to defend himself which avoided any injury being caused.

Mr Pritchard-Jones said: “She calmed down and the assault stopped as quickly as it started.”

When arrested Price, 51, stated she could not remember the incident, but said her father was not a liar, and it must have happened as he described.

Jonathan Webb, defending, told the bench that Price held ‘an extremely high-up’ job in a London borough before suffering ‘horrendous injuries, particularly to her brain’, when she was involved in a collision with a bus while cycling to work.

“She spent a long time in hospital after suffering a traumatic brain injury which continues to affect her. It changed her life and put an end to her career.

“She is quite frankly, lucky to be alive.”

Mr Webb added that Price, who lived with her father, got frustrated and angry as a result of her injury.

“As is so often the case, we take it out on the ones we love.

“Unfortunately on this occasion, her father took the brunt of her built-up frustration. Up until her injuries, she had led a blameless life.”

Magistrates imposed a 12-month community order with a 25 day rehabilitation activity requirement and 100 hours of unpaid work.

Price was also ordered to pay £200 costs and an £85 surcharge.