Wolverhampton drug dealer refuses to appear in Welsh court - because he can't understand the accent
A drug dealer from Wolverhampton has refused to appear in court in Wales because he can't understand the Welsh accent.
Dwaine Campbell, aged 25, was arrested in Aberystwyth delivering 51 wraps of heroin.
Campbell, of Leicester Street, Whitmore Reans, was kept in custody in Wales for seven days before being transferred to a prison near his home.
He was due to be sentenced by Judge Peter Heywood at Swansea Crown Court on Monday, but refused to leave his prison cell.
His barrister, Janet Gedrych, said he complained that he could not understand what anyone in Aberystwyth said and they struggled to understand his accent.
She said: "He is worried that if he is sentenced here he will end up in a jail in Wales and have the same difficulties."
Judge Heywood, who was a student at Aberystwyth University, said he would sentence Campbell via a video link 'so he can stay in the West Midlands'.
Campbell has admitted possessing heroin with intent to supply. He will be sentenced next month.
