Patrick Duggan, banned from driving since 1994, repeatedly reversed into a police car during a pursuit through Abertillery, causing £28,000 of damage. He was jailed for 19 months at Cardiff Crown Court and disqualified for a further three years and nine months.
Lee Scarfe, 38, of Aberdare, was found to have benefited by £545,935.89 from his role in a Rhondda Cynon Taf cocaine line. A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Cardiff Crown Court ordered him to repay £4,860 - all he has left.
Shujer Hussain, 45, was sentenced to three and a half years at Cardiff Crown Court after Gwent Police recovered wraps of cocaine and heroin, cash and burner phones from his Newport home. Messages on his phone showed he had been supplying crack cocaine and heroin at street level.
Kian Bateman, 19, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 17 years for the murder of Shelley Davies, 38, who was struck by a car outside a social club in Caerau.
Macauley Hughes, 29, of Merthyr Tydfil, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting drug supply offences uncovered during a stop search at Cardiff Central station.
Deacon Watkins, 21, of Newport, struck his stepfather in the face with a baseball bat modified with staples during a confrontation in February 2024. He received a nine-month suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court.
Lynda Cooper has been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting 11 animal welfare offences linked to an unlicensed breeding operation at her Pontypool home, where 41 dogs and two litters of puppies were discovered in unsuitable conditions.
South Wales Police’s criminal investigation into the serious disorder that swept through the Ely area of Cardiff has reached its conclusion, with 30 people sentenced...
A Blackwood man jailed for dealing cocaine and cannabis has been ordered to hand over almost £42,000 in criminal profits following a proceeds of crime hearing at Cardiff Crown Court. Ashley Forbes has three months to pay or face further time behind bars.
Paul Rogers, 47, of Blackwood, was sentenced to 20 weeks in prison at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting two breaches of his sexual harm prevention order. He created a TikTok profile under a false name and deleted WhatsApp messages.
David Skillern, 60, asked undercover officers posing as 12-year-old schoolgirls to perform solo sex acts online. The former special needs teacher was given a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court.
Mason Tarling, 18, from Newport, received an 18-month community order at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting to distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material. His offending took place between 2023 and 2025.
