Five men from Newport have been sentenced to a combined total of 10 years in prison after fighting with metal poles and kebab skewers in Commercial Road.

Rowan Barnett-Davies, 24, posed as a 15-year-old boy to trick young girls into sending indecent images which he distributed to other paedophiles. He has been jailed for eight years.

Joshua Marchant, 29, caught after phones seized in separate raids showed constant communication with his number. He was found with drugs, cash and ‘text bombs’ advertising his supply.

Shaun Davies strangled his partner until she thought she was going to die, then harassed her with up to 500 phone calls a day after his arrest.

Stewart Evans, 41, from Caerleon, continued illegally dumping waste despite suspended sentence and criminal behaviour order.

William Adesanya, 25, from Penarth sentenced to 16 years after strangling victim unconscious and raping her three times in Cardiff.

Lewis Hill, 23, from Newport, has been jailed for nearly three years after being caught dealing cannabis just weeks after receiving a suspended sentence for similar offences.

Kevin Andrews, 70, from Caerphilly, has been jailed for 19 years after being found guilty of 22 offences including sexual assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Gareth James, 43, targeted four properties over five days, stealing equipment, fuel, and using cloned plates to avoid detection just months after prison release.

Four members of a Newport drugs gang, including a mother and son, have been jailed for a combined total of more than 18 years after officers recovered £260,000 worth of class A drugs.

Cohen McCann, 28, admitted malicious communications after sending threatening voice notes to his former partner following their relationship breakdown.

Daniel Prosser, 22, from Oakdale, sentenced to 22 months after repeatedly contacting his victim despite court order banning contact.