Abercrave wellness retreat owner throws liquid at guest's face and flees country

Wellness retreat boss threw corrosive liquid at guest before fleeing abroad

Dean Mayze threw a chemical over a guest's face before being arrested nearly three years later in Romania

Owner of Welsh retreat on the run from police for years

Dean Mayze was finally caught having been on the run for years after he threw a corrosive substance over a guest's face at his retreat in mid Wales

Wellness retreat owner who threw chemicals in guest's face before going on run jailed

Police launched an international manhunt for Dean Mayze after he fled abroad following the incident at the Hafan y Coed centre in Abercrave in December 2022.

Abercrave wellness retreat owner throws liquid at guest's face and flees country

A wellness retreat owner went on the run in several countries after throwing liquid into a guest's face.

Man who threw corrosive liquid at guest and fled abroad jailed

A BUSINESSMAN who threw a corrosive liquid into a guest’s face during a row at a spiritual retreat before fleeing the country has been jailed for 18 months. Dean Mayze, aged 38, from Abercrave in Powys, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm following the attack at his Hafan-y-Coed retreat in December 2022. Swansea Crown Court heard the assault happened after an argument with guest Keifer Price, who had complained about the condition of his ac…

Powys businessman jailed over chemical attack after two-year police hunt

A man who spent more than two years on the run following a chemical attack in Powys has been jailed.