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Swansea pensioner jailed for harassing neighbour

Jordan Jones 18 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Michael Matthews, 70, was sentenced to 20 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting five breaches of a restraining order. A judge also imposed a 10-year restraining order.

Swansea man jailed for threatening to put gun in father’s mouth

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Jamie Lee Lewis, 42, of Brynmill, Swansea, was sentenced to 18 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting threats to kill, breaching a restraining order, and shoplifting.

Essex man sentenced for abuse of Pembrokeshire woman

Jordan Jones 17 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Patrick Smyth, 50, from Essex, has been sentenced to 22 months in prison at Swansea Crown Court after pleading guilty to coercive and controlling behaviour and other offences against a woman in Pembrokeshire.

Skewen man jailed after drugs phone linked him to cocaine supply

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Shane Kelly, 36, of Skewen, has been sentenced to 32 months in prison at Swansea Crown Court after police connected him to a mobile phone seized during a raid, which revealed he had been supplying cocaine to users and other dealers.

Man stamped on unconscious neighbour’s head in flat

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James Grenfell, 47, of Dyfatty, Swansea, was sentenced to 38 months after pleading guilty to attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm with intent at Swansea Crown Court.

Swansea dealer who boasted on Snapchat jailed for 32 months

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Ashley Jones, 33, of Winch Wen, Swansea, was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court after admitting involvement in the supply of cocaine and cannabis. Officers uncovered Snapchat messages in which he told buyers his “prices won’t be beaten.”

London man jailed after Swansea drug dealing caught on foot

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Keoma Favourite, 21, was sentenced to 28 months in prison after plain-clothes officers caught him with almost 400 wraps of cocaine and crack cocaine in Swansea’s St Helen’s area.

Man jailed for selling fake cigarettes and vapes

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Many Kirimi, 23, of Newport, has been jailed for two years after counterfeit tobacco and illegal vapes worth more than £40,000 were found at a shop in Pontarddulais.

Drug dealer jailed after crack cocaine raid in Llanelli

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Jake Ware, 26, of Pwll, has been sentenced to three years in prison after Dyfed-Powys Police seized approximately £4,000 worth of crack cocaine during a search warrant at a Llanelli property.

Man jailed for strangling partner outside Llanelli pub

Jordan Jones 11 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Martin Guard, 46, who has more than 140 previous offences on his record, was sentenced to 16 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting to assaulting and strangling his partner outside a Wetherspoon pub in Llanelli.

Swansea stalker jailed after harassing ex within weeks of release

Jordan Jones 8 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Matthew Samuel, 35, was sentenced to three years at Swansea Crown Court after admitting stalking and breaching a restraining order against the same woman he had previously been imprisoned for harassing.

Man stole friend’s wedding ring while she was in hospital

Jordan Jones 8 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Kevin Bowles, 55, of Gorseinon, was sentenced to 22 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting stealing 16 rings and £1,000 from a woman he had been caring for while she was a hospital in-patient.

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