An organised crime gang responsible for supplying more than £3.5m worth of Class A drugs across south Wales and the south-west of England has been sentenced to over 40 years in prison combined at Cardiff Crown Court.

Bernie McDonagh and Thomas McDonagh were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting to a nine-month fraud conspiracy that saw them trick online sellers out of nearly £70,000 worth of goods using a counterfeit banking app.

A father who repeatedly punched, kicked and slapped his children has received a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court after pleading guilty to four counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a child.

Neil Espin, 46, of Tewkesbury Walk, Newport, was sentenced to 33 months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting involvement in the supply of cocaine, cannabis, and pregabalin.

Shaun Moran, 42, from Trowbridge, Cardiff, has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing more than 1,300 indecent images and videos of children.

Kyle Raybould, 33, was sentenced to three years at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting 10 offences including threatening to destroy property, assault, and dangerous driving.

Lloyd Bailey, 34, of Bettws, Newport, was sentenced to 32 months after police found 71 street deals of cocaine worth up to £2,480 at his girlfriend’s home, where two young children also lived.

Leighton Lewis, 33, of Llantwit Major, was sentenced to three years and two months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting three counts of being concerned in the supply of heroin, crack cocaine, and cocaine through two dedicated phone lines.

Marc Fox, 50, was sentenced to three years at Cardiff Crown Court after police found hidden devices and an extensive collection of indecent images at his Porth home.

Three men who ran a cocaine supply network across Newport, Cwmbran and Pontypool have been ordered to pay back more than £11,000 following a proceeds of crime hearing at Cardiff Crown Court.

Kane Evans, 29, was jailed for 40 months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine. He was arrested at Bristol Airport by officers waiting on the runway as he returned from a holiday in Cyprus.

Serial sex offender Gordon Walbridge, 56, has been jailed for 32 months at Cardiff Crown Court after breaching a sexual harm prevention order, engaging in online conversations about abusing children, and possessing indecent images.