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Dad jailed after cocaine-fuelled attack weeks after release

Jordan Jones 19 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Thomas Jenkins, 28, hurled his girlfriend’s phone at her head in a cocaine-fuelled frenzy, leaving a gash above her eye – just weeks after being released from prison for a previous GBH assault.

Drug dealer jailed after dawn raid in Ebbw Vale

Jordan Jones 19 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Jonathan Bond, 39, was sentenced to three years after police uncovered cocaine dealing and more than £35,000 in suspicious bank payments following a raid at his home.

Takeaway driver demanded oral sex from girl, 14

Jordan Jones 18 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

A delivery driver has been jailed after exposing himself to a 14-year-old girl and demanding oral sex in a Porth alleyway.

Banned driver jailed after stolen car chase in Cwmbran

Jordan Jones 18 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Steven Howells, 31, was sentenced to 26 months after crashing a stolen Citroen C3 into a wall during a high-speed police pursuit through Cwmbran.

Driver jailed for blaming dead man for speeding

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

Ryan Bedford, 30, falsely named a deceased man as the driver of a speeding car, causing a prosecution notice to be sent to the man’s grieving mother. He has been jailed for 10 months.

Drug dealer jailed after 90mph chase through Blackwood

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

Harvey Goff, 21, was branded a “menace” after leading police on a dangerous pursuit reaching three times the speed limit before crashing and fleeing on foot.

Drug dealer caught after dropping phone fleeing police

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

Lawrence Henson, 33, of Newport, was jailed for seven years after police linked him to a heroin supply operation worth over £141,000 following the discovery of his mobile phone.

Bridgend woman jailed after cocaine supply investigation linked to Pencoed hotel

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

Michelle Deere, 53, has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine following an investigation linked to a Pencoed hotel.

Wanted man hid in bush after wrong-way A470 chase

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

Carwyn Phillips, 36, from Merthyr Tydfil, has been jailed for 14 months after leading police on a dangerous pursuit through icy roads before being found hiding in a bush.

Cardiff man jailed after cocaine and burner phone found

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

Jamie Payne, 32, of Creigiau, was sentenced to 45 months after police found 24 bags of cocaine, £2,000 in cash, and a burner phone linked to a drugs line during a raid on his home.

Abergavenny paedophile guilty of assaulting girl

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

Matthew Toyer, 45, was convicted at Cardiff Crown Court of sexual offences against a child under 13 and will be sentenced in March.

Cowboy builder jailed after baby exposed to gas leak

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

Rogue trader Lee Slocombe has been jailed for six years after defrauding vulnerable victims out of nearly £550,000 and leaving homes in a dangerous state across south Wales.

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