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Taxi driver jailed for nine years for raping passenger

Jordan Jones 20 February 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Dominic Dalton, 30, of Pencader, was unanimously found guilty of raping a woman he had been trusted to drive home safely after a night out in Aberystwyth.

Man’s car flipped over roundabout into pub car park

Jordan Jones 19 February 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Rakesh Pamarthi, 27, was jailed after his Ford Focus flipped multiple times and crashed into a Swansea pub car park while people were outside.

Two jailed after seized phone exposes cocaine network

Jordan Jones 14 February 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Jack Haynes and Liam Davies were sentenced at Swansea Crown Court after messages on a seized phone revealed their roles in a cocaine supply operation.

Man jailed for life for murder of his own brother

Jordan Jones 13 February 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Darren Steel, 41, has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years after being found guilty of murdering his brother Martin Steel in Clase, Swansea.

Man stole car from driver who stopped to help him

Jordan Jones 13 February 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Martin O’Brien leapt into a Good Samaritan’s vehicle in Essex before later being caught with a knife in Port Talbot after months on the run.

Man sent sexual messages to ‘girls’ from hospital bed

Jordan Jones 12 February 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Adrian Sine, 43, sent explicit messages to three decoy profiles posing as teenage girls while recovering from heart surgery at a hospital ward.

Pendine pensioner jailed for abducting teen and drug offences

Jordan Jones 12 February 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Richard Knight, 73, of Pendine, has been jailed for three years and nine months after admitting child abduction, making indecent images and drug supply offences.

Rapist given extended sentence after second conviction

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

Simon Morgan, 40, of Neath, was ruled a dangerous offender after being convicted of raping a second woman following an attack in 2015 that went unreported for nearly a decade.

Drug dealer caught driving kids around Swansea jailed

Jordan Jones 9 February 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Gavin Jones, 37, was pulled over on New Year’s Eve with cocaine, cannabis, and his children in the car despite being banned from driving.

Ex-Marine jailed for sexual assault and violent attack

Jordan Jones 6 February 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Former Royal Marine Nathan Bantick has been jailed for 12 months after sexually assaulting a teenager in Swansea city centre and then violently attacking a man who confronted him about his behaviour.

Port Talbot man jailed for bar attack as witnesses stayed silent

Jordan Jones 6 February 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Richard Clement, 37, knocked out victim with single punch leaving him with brain bleed and permanent facial deformity, but no witnesses would help police.

Sex offender living ‘off grid’ jailed after Crimewatch hunt

Jordan Jones 5 February 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Christopher Spelman walked into Haverfordwest police station after months on the run following his release from prison in Dorset.

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