Swansea knifepoint shop robber jailed for 38 months
A woman who held up a Cwmdu shop in Swansea with a kitchen knife, saying she wanted to go back to prison, has been jailed for 38 months. Karen Jones, 43, had been out of prison for just two weeks.
A woman who held up a Cwmdu shop in Swansea with a kitchen knife, saying she wanted to go back to prison, has been jailed for 38 months. Karen Jones, 43, had been out of prison for just two weeks.
Ceri Williams, 71, of Maerdy, has been jailed at Swansea Crown Court for raping and sexually abusing two children in the Rhondda in the early 2000s. His 25-year special custodial sentence includes 24 years in custody.
A Llanon man who was a DJ at a children's disco while on police bail has been jailed for 16 months over indecent images of children. Dyfed Jones, 35, was also given a 10-year sexual harm prevention order at Swansea Crown Court.
Lee Martin, 37, has been jailed for 22 months at Swansea Crown Court after using his pet dog to make contact with a young girl in Port Tennant, in breach of a sexual offences prevention order.
Dylan Jones, 76, has admitted breaching a sexual harm prevention order after hospital staff in Carmarthen raised concerns about his contact with a boy living in care. He is due to be sentenced on November 19.
Ian Stacey, 46, pointed an air rifle at the pensioner in Tairgwaith, pulled the trigger and laughed, Swansea Crown Court heard. He has been jailed for 20 months and banned from contacting his former neighbour for five years.
Craig Godfrey and Michaela Nicholls have been jailed over an early-morning knife attack on St Helen's Road that left Nicholls' ex-partner with a neck wound and nerve damage. Gary Robertson was also jailed for a burglary he carried out with Nicholls weeks later.
Four teenagers who filmed themselves setting fire to John Nash-designed Rheola House in the Neath Valley have each been given three years' detention. A judge called the attack "an unfathomable display of unspeakable wickedness".
Daniel Davies, 40, of Resolven, has been jailed for 22 months after threatening his ex-partner and blocking her car on a narrow lane, despite a restraining order banning any contact. He admitted breaching the order and dangerous driving at Swansea Crown Court.
Shane Burne, 34, targeted five Swansea convenience stores in a little over three weeks, threatening staff with knives and a sickle. A distinctive "dad" tattoo helped detectives identify him.
John Walters, 62, has admitted possessing an extreme pornographic image involving animals in Pembrokeshire between June and July 2026. He is due to be sentenced at Swansea Crown Court on Friday, November 6.
Daniel Fairlie and Chad Forrest have been jailed after kicking down the door of a Milford Haven flat, where a man was hit with a wooden bat and a woman was punched.