Shannon Wilce, 29, was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ Court after a string of retail thefts and breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order banning her from Cyfarthfa Retail Park.

Jodie Clark, 38, has been sentenced to 24 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to stalking involving serious harm or distress. Clark posted threatening videos on YouTube targeting his victim over a week-long period.

Geoffrey Williams, 63, of Aberbran, was ordered to pay £1,800 at Merthyr Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to failing to protect a pony from pain, suffering and injury through an unacceptable handling method.

David Tasker, of Bargoed, has been banned from keeping animals for 18 months after failing to seek veterinary treatment for his paralysed dog Benji, whose open leg wound had been festering for over a year.

A 44-year-old repeat offender has been sentenced to six months in prison after carrying out a series of shoplifting offences at businesses on the Pengarnddu Industrial Estate in Merthyr Tydfil.

Daniel Giles, 30, has been jailed for 11 months and barred from Pengarnddu Industrial Estate after repeatedly targeting retailers including ASDA and B&M.

Anthony Evans, 42, and Leah Evans, 37, were each sentenced to three months in prison after pleading guilty to outraging public decency and criminal damage at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ Court.

Raymond Weatherley, 50, was sentenced to a year in prison after admitting to two burglaries in the Merthyr Tydfil and Mountain Ash areas.

Nathan Lewis, 32, was sentenced to four months in prison and given a five-year restraining order after pleading guilty to racially aggravated assault at a Morrisons Daily store in Gurnos.

Shannon Wilce and Daniel Giles received prison sentences totalling 27 weeks for theft offences across the town.

Daniel Price, 43, sentenced to 12 months after headbutting victim and chasing her with knife in Aberdare incident.