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Married man jailed for grooming ‘girl, 14’ and booking hotel

Jordan Jones 13 October 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

A 49-year-old married man from Bristol has been jailed after grooming what he believed to be a 14-year-old girl online and booking a hotel room stocked with alcohol, sex toys and condoms before being caught by a paedophile hunter group.

Ex-Manager on £140k Salary Jailed for Drug Supply

Jordan Jones 12 October 2025Crime & Court, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court Leave a Comment

Richard Skelly, who once earned £140,000 a year as a construction manager, has been jailed for 33 months after admitting supplying heroin, crack cocaine and cocaine in Merthyr Tydfil.

Driver banned after 115mph in 50mph zone on M48

Jordan Jones 12 October 2025Crime & Court, Cwmbran Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Kallum Hopkins, 21, from Newport was caught driving at 115mph in a 50mph zone on the M48 in Chepstow and has been banned from driving for 100 days.

Blackwood stalker jailed for breaching restraining order

Jordan Jones 12 October 2025Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

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

Woman jailed for knife at Barry police station

Jordan Jones 11 October 2025Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Clare Thomas, 58, from Barry, has been sentenced to 146 days in prison after admitting to having a kitchen knife at Barry police station on August 6. It was her second similar offence.

Morriston burglar jailed for targeting woman in her 90s

Jordan Jones 11 October 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Brandon Williams broke into an elderly woman’s home twice, stealing cash and later a van with work tools, leaving his victim feeling unsafe in her own home.

Wrexham shoplifter jailed for meat and headphone thefts

Jordan Jones 11 October 2025Crime & Court, Mold Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Robert Bailey, 34, stole over £310 worth of goods from M&S and B&M while serving a suspended sentence for previous shoplifting offences.

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies in prison attack

Jordan Jones 11 October 2025Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Ian Watkins, 48, was pronounced dead after being attacked by another inmate at HMP Wakefield, where he was serving 29 years for child sex offences.

Woman avoids jail for sending sexual videos to boy, 14

Jordan Jones 11 October 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Chloe Egerton from Abergavenny sent explicit videos and photos to a teenager, Cardiff Crown Court heard.

Resolven man jailed for attack after wrongly claiming mockery

Jordan Jones 11 October 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Robin Griffiths, 34, was sentenced to 20 months in prison after brutally attacking a father and his son in Glynneath in front of young children who witnessed the assault.

Cwmbran Paedophile Jailed for 17 Years After Child Abuse

Jordan Jones 11 October 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Joshua Bennett, 32, wore a crucifix in court as he was sentenced for sexually abusing a young girl, with the judge condemning his attempts to present himself as virtuous.

Serial Shoplifter Jailed for Targeting Local Stores

Jordan Jones 10 October 2025Crime & Court, Llandudno Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Steven Lavelle, 57, from Pensarn, has been sentenced to 20 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to nine counts of shoplifting from stores in Conwy and Denbighshire.

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