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Man jailed for over 10 years for fatal punch outside pub

Jordan Jones 15 hours agoCrime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Kyle O’Callaghan, 30, was sentenced at Newport Crown Court for the manslaughter of Marcus Carpenter, 37, who died four days after being struck outside the Picture House Wetherspoons in Ebbw Vale.

Former BBC Wales producer sentenced over child abuse images

Jordan Jones 19 hours agoCrime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Dylan Dawes, 50, of Canton, Cardiff, was handed an 18-month suspended sentence at Newport Crown Court after being found guilty of six offences relating to more than 6,000 indecent images of children found on his devices.

Abergavenny man guilty of child sex abuse jailed for 16 years

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Matthew Toyer, 46, of Abergavenny, was convicted at Newport Crown Court of sexually abusing a girl under 13. He was sentenced to 15 years’ custody with a one-year extended licence.

Brynmawr man jailed for strangling woman

Jordan Jones 14 May 2026Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Gareth Coughlin, 57, was sentenced to three years in prison at Newport Crown Court after pleading guilty to intentional strangulation, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating.

Newport drug dealers jailed over £28,000 cocaine haul

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Sheldon Lewis, 28, and Kyle Williams, 39, were sentenced at Newport Crown Court after admitting their involvement in a cocaine supply operation.

Man jailed for strangling partner unconscious twice

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Dean Durham, 42, of Pontypridd, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment at Newport Crown Court after pleading guilty to two counts of intentional strangulation against his partner.

St Athan man sentenced for raping woman who asked him to stop

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Mark White, 50, of St Athan, has been jailed for 39 months after admitting raping a woman who repeatedly asked him to stop during sex. Newport Crown Court heard he pinned the victim down and ignored her pleas.

Newport man sent explicit image to ‘child’ in police sting

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Gerry Govier, 53, of Newport, was caught by an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl online. He received a suspended sentence at Newport Crown Court after admitting attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.

Merthyr man jailed for 15 years for child sex offences

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Phillip Harris, 58, was sentenced at Newport Crown Court for historical sexual offences against a child committed between 1989 and 1991.

St Athan pensioner, 73, sentenced after online child sex sting

Jordan Jones 21 April 2026Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Robin Vecchi was caught by paedophile hunting group Dank Dragon after encouraging what he believed was a teenage girl to perform a sexual act. He was handed a community order at Newport Crown Court.

Barry man jailed after grooming and abusing schoolgirl

Jordan Jones 14 April 2026Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Owen Evans, 39, of Barry, was sentenced to seven years in custody with a three-year extended licence at Newport Crown Court after admitting child sex offences against a 13-year-old girl.

Tredegar man had 900 child abuse images on phone

Jordan Jones 12 April 2026Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

George Evans, 21, was given a suspended sentence at Newport Crown Court after pleading guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children, with 565 of the most serious category found on his mobile phone.

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