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Holyhead man jailed for dental surgery damage and garage burglary

Jordan Jones 14 April 2026Caernarfon Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Barry Winters, 47, was sentenced to two years and four months at Caernarfon Crown Court after admitting criminal damage and burglary in Holyhead.

Man jailed for raping sex worker in Swansea lane

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

Adam Ezalden, 30, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years at Swansea Crown Court after being convicted of rape and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against a sex worker in Swansea city centre.

Brothers branded ‘parasites’ over pensioner fraud

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

Two brothers tried to con a vulnerable Swansea woman in her 70s into withdrawing £6,000 from her building society by claiming she owed money for roofing work already paid for. Staff at the Principality spotted the fraud and called police.

Man fined after knives and waste dumped in beauty spot

Jordan Jones 13 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Arron Dixon pleaded guilty at Swansea Magistrates’ Court to unlawfully depositing controlled waste, including loose knives, in the Eaglesbush Valley area of Neath Port Talbot.

Man who raped teen after fleeing custody jailed

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

Jay Jenkins-Lang, 23, of Pontypool, received an extended sentence of 16 years at Cardiff Crown Court after being convicted of raping a 17-year-old girl following his escape from support workers.

Man asked ‘boy’ for explicit images – it was police

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Anthony Moses, 48, from Cwmbran, was convicted of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child after asking an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old for “naughty pictures.”

Man jailed after own car camera captures sexual assault

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

Andrew Over, 46, of Great Barrow near Chester, was sentenced to two years at Caernarfon Crown Court after being convicted of sexual assault by penetration.

Newport man jailed for flashing and dangerous driving

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

John Lamont, 28, was sentenced to 16 months after exposing himself at a Cardiff playground and crashing a stolen car into an ambulance.

Newport woman fined for collecting rent without licence

Jordan Jones 12 April 2026Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Wendy Willis was ordered to pay £762 after pleading guilty at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court to unlawfully collecting rent at a flat on Stow Park Crescent.

Tredegar man had 900 child abuse images on phone

Jordan Jones 12 April 2026Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

George Evans, 21, was given a suspended sentence at Newport Crown Court after pleading guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children, with 565 of the most serious category found on his mobile phone.

22 criminals jailed in Wales this week for murder, drug dealing, arson and people smuggling

Jordan Jones 12 April 2026Crime & Court, Weekly Round-up Leave a Comment

From a murderer handed life to people smugglers who made £1.8 million from a car wash, here are some of the most notable criminals jailed across Wales this week.

Newport man jailed for unprovoked attacks on two in Cardiff

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

Michael George, 30, of Church Road, Newport, has been sentenced to 24 weeks in custody after pleading guilty to two counts of assault by beating against a man and a woman in Cardiff.

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