Wales Updates
  • Crime & Court
    • Crown Court
      • Caernarfon
      • Cardiff
      • Merthyr Tydfil
      • Mold
      • Newport
      • Swansea

Two men sentenced for Brackla arson attack

Jordan Jones 40 seconds agoCardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Ellis Lloyd and Taran Mills have been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting to setting a car on fire in Brackla, Bridgend in December 2025.

Porthcawl man jailed for six years for rape

Jordan Jones 17 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Jason Bailey, 48, of Porthcawl, has been sentenced to six years in prison at Cardiff Crown Court after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault on a female at a flat in August 2023.

Pontypool man snared by paedophile hunters sentenced

Jordan Jones 15 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Daniel Wheatstone, 38, sent sexualised messages to what he believed was a 13-year-old girl but was actually an adult decoy operated by hunter group Dank Dragon.

Man jailed for life for murdering wife in Cardiff

Jordan Jones 14 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Alireza Askari was sentenced to life with a minimum of 25 years for the murder of Paria Veisi, whose body was found buried in his garden.

Newport paedophile admits child sex communication offence

Jordan Jones 14 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Gerry Govier, 53, of Newport, pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court to attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.

Man, 21, jailed after drugs and knife found in car

Jordan Jones 11 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Connor Wing from Porthcawl was sentenced to two years and six months at Cardiff Crown Court after officers found cocaine, ketamine, cannabis, cash and a kitchen knife during a vehicle stop.

Paedophile swore at Cardiff judge and stormed out

Jordan Jones 9 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Abdirahman Osman, 44, was jailed for two years after asking a 14-year-old girl to perform a sexual act on him in Roath, Cardiff.

Man jailed for harassing Llanfairpwll neighbours

Jordan Jones 9 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Osian Scott, 39, of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, has been jailed for 10 months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting harassment without violence against his neighbours.

Barry drug dealer jailed for selling cocaine and cannabis

Jordan Jones 8 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Anthony Sutton, 35, of Bassett Street, Barry, has been jailed for 33 months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting supplying class A and class B drugs.

Brothers jailed after brutal Cardiff attack left man for dead

Jordan Jones 8 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Christopher Newman, 44, and Carl Newman, 39, were each sentenced to six years and four months after attacking a man with a car, wrench, and pole in Caerau, leaving him with a fractured skull.

Burglar raided neighbour’s home after Facebook sting

Jordan Jones 7 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Jay Larkman, 29, broke into a Port Talbot home after seeing on Facebook that the occupant had been arrested following a paedophile hunter operation.

Newport drug dealer jailed for selling heroin and crack

Jordan Jones 7 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Kieran Olsen, 25, has been sentenced to 32 months in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs in Cardiff.

  • Page 1 of 41
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • ...
  • 41
  • →

Wales Updates

Crime & Court

Cardiff Crown Court

Swansea Crown Court

Newport Crown Court

All Crime Updates

Local Area

South Wales

Mid Wales

North Wales

All Wales News

The Spotlight

Tributes

Politics

What's On

Business


23

trees planted

39,312

all-time views

2,095

articles published

15,690

social followers

Feb / 2026

TfW train fares frozen for a year across Wales

Featured image for “TfW train fares frozen for a year across Wales”
Featured image for “Two men sentenced for Brackla arson attack”
40 seconds ago

Two men sentenced for Brackla arson attack

Featured image for “Man jailed for petrol bombing restaurant in racist attack”
2 hours ago

Man jailed for petrol bombing restaurant in racist attack

Featured image for “Porthcawl man jailed for six years for rape”
Mar. 17, 2026

Porthcawl man jailed for six years for rape

Featured image for “Coal tip safety task force resumed by Welsh and UK governments”
Mar. 17, 2026

Coal tip safety task force resumed by Welsh and UK governments

Featured image for “Man who raped woman and boy gets 21-year sentence”
Mar. 16, 2026

Man who raped woman and boy gets 21-year sentence

Featured image for “Ex-lorry driver jailed for messaging decoy girls online”
Mar. 16, 2026

Ex-lorry driver jailed for messaging decoy girls online

Featured image for “Drug dealer caught after running from car in Newport”
Mar. 16, 2026

Drug dealer caught after running from car in Newport

Featured image for “Man caught in sting after chats with fake ‘schoolgirls’”
Mar. 16, 2026

Man caught in sting after chats with fake ‘schoolgirls’

Featured image for “Cathays man jailed for 18 years for child rape”
Mar. 16, 2026

Cathays man jailed for 18 years for child rape

Featured image for “Paedophile jailed again after hoarding child abuse images”
Mar. 16, 2026

Paedophile jailed again after hoarding child abuse images


© 2026 Wales Updates

Privacy  · Subscribe · Contact
  • Crime & Court
    • Back
    • Crown Court
      • Back
      • Caernarfon
      • Cardiff
      • Merthyr Tydfil
      • Mold
      • Newport
      • Swansea