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Man took own life after paedophile hunters’ sting

Jordan Jones 11 February 2026Caernarfon, Crime & Court, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales News Leave a Comment

Paul Andrew Williams, 55, was found in water near Caernarfon’s town walls after being targeted by online hunters, an inquest heard.

Man jailed after gun threat at Newport pub on New Year’s Day

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

Liam Brabham, 30, threatened the landlady’s boyfriend with an imitation firearm at The Nightingale pub in Bettws, Newport, and has been jailed for 12 months.

Teen jailed after swerving car into man in car park

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

Lexi Dyas, 19, struck Declan Mahoney with her Fiat 500 at Mountain Ash railway station, leaving him with multiple fractures and PTSD. She was sentenced to 18 months in a young offenders institute.

Man given suspended sentence for screwdriver attack

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

James Walters, 33, stabbed Carl Wall in the head and neck with a screwdriver on Maesglas Crescent, Newport, before being handed an 18-month suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court.

Dealer caught with £1,460 crack cocaine jailed

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

Lee Austin, 35, was sentenced to over three years after police found 73 street deals of crack cocaine during a traffic stop in Talbot Green. He also admitted assaulting his partner.

Cardiff man jailed for 14 years for sexual assaults

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

Justin James, 46, from Ely, was found guilty of 11 sexual offences against three females and sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court.

Cardiff rapist jailed for almost 10 years

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

Paul Hallisey, 34, of Caerau, Cardiff, was sentenced at Newport Crown Court after being found guilty of rape alongside a string of drug offences committed while on bail.

Man jailed after carrying knife into Abergele pub

Jordan Jones 11 February 2026Crime & Court, Mold Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Stephen Evans, 42, of Abergele, was sentenced to 16 weeks’ imprisonment after admitting to carrying a kitchen knife in a pub, fraud, and threatening behaviour.

Thug jailed for kicking woman launches outburst in court

Jordan Jones 11 February 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Jordan Pole, 25, of Caerphilly, was jailed for 42 weeks after kicking a woman who asked him to stop swearing, then launched a foul-mouthed tirade at the judge.

Two jailed after hammer attack and robbery spree in Rhondda

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

Kian Davies and Shay Jones were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after a hammer attack on an acquaintance led to a series of robberies across the Rhondda Valley.

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.

Caldicot man jailed for sexual assault on young boy

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

Matthew Thomas, 29, of Caldicot, has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a boy under 13.

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