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Man jailed for breaching Bridgend town centre order

Jordan Jones 13 February 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Nigel Edwards, 44, was sentenced to four weeks in prison after breaching a Section 35 order banning him from Bridgend town centre’s bus station area.

Two Bristol men jailed after Cardiff letterbox shooting

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

A teenager was shot through a letterbox in Cardiff, leaving him with multiple wounds. Two men from Bristol have been sentenced to a combined 19 years.

Builder jailed after drug stash found in freezer

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

Oleksandr Baryshnikov, 49, of Bangor, has been jailed for 33 months at Caernarfon Crown Court after police found amphetamine worth £6,570 in his freezer and phone messages linking him to cocaine and amphetamine supply.

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 jailed after punching partner and making her shower off blood

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

Lee Evans, 40, was jailed for two years and nine months after a judge at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court branded him “a habitual wife beater.”

Man jailed after showing off weapons on night out

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

Darren James, 54, was jailed for 48 weeks after displaying knives, a dart and scissors to the public in Abergavenny town centre.

Thief jailed after £432 sweet-stealing spree in Newport

Jordan Jones 12 February 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Connor Stone, 28, has been locked up for 30 weeks after shoplifting from multiple stores across Newport and assaulting three security guards.

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.

Man jailed after launching grudge attack in victim’s home

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

Ian Prosser, 40, from Cwmfelinfach, was sentenced to 13 months in prison at Cardiff Crown Court after headbutting and beating a man in his own home in a premeditated assault.

Driver jailed after two dangerous police chases in North Wales

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

Thomas Williams, 38, of Penycae, Wrexham, was sentenced to 30 months at Mold Crown Court after leading officers on two high-speed pursuits across Denbighshire and Wrexham.

Support worker jailed for defrauding vulnerable victims

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

Ian Jones, 61, of Rhyl, has been jailed for two years after defrauding seven vulnerable people of almost £46,000 by using their personal details to obtain credit in their names.

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