A Tregaron man will be sentenced in April after appearing in court to plead guilty to damaging a badger sett and being in possession of a dead badger.

Gwynli Edwards, of Lletemddu, Stags Head, appeared before Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on 27 March.

The 51-year-old pleaded guilty at the hearing to interfering with a badger sett by damaging it on land near to Caemawr, Esgairdawe, Llandeilo on 6 January this year.

Edwards also pleaded guilty to a charge of being in possession of a dead badger on the same day.

Magistrates adjourned the case for a pre-sentence report to be prepared.

Edwards is due to be sentenced at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on 16 April and was remanded on unconditional bail until that date.