A mother from Cardiff has been given a suspended prison sentence after her children were found “pale, weak and drowsy” in a home covered in animal faeces, with a dead dog in the kitchen.
Bridgend drug dealer jailed after M3 motorway stop
William Jamieson, 27, of North Cornelly, was sentenced to 38 months after police found heroin worth up to £2,410, cocaine, cannabis, and a flick knife during a stop on the M3.
Drug dealer caught selling cocaine to queue of addicts in Newport
Khalis Reynolds, 25, was arrested on Commercial Street after police found him supplying cocaine to six or seven users who had queued up to buy from him. He was jailed for two years at Cardiff Crown Court.
Aberdare man jailed after spitting at police during arrest
Craig Williams, 40, was sentenced to four weeks in prison at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to assaulting emergency workers and making threatening 999 calls over the Easter weekend.
Shoplifter stole nearly £500 in spree across Newport
Houssam El-Kassem, 42, pleaded guilty to five thefts from stores including JD Sports, River Island, and B&M. His case was adjourned for a pre-sentence report.
Bedwas man strangled partner and slapped woman
Benjamin Bannan, 20, was given a suspended sentence at Newport Crown Court after admitting intentional strangulation and suffocation and being found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Burglar jailed for 54 months after Splott break-in
A Butetown man has been jailed for more than four years after stealing from a home in Splott, Cardiff.
Sully man jailed after breaching sexual harm order
Luke Stanley, 35, was sentenced to 47 months at Newport Crown Court after admitting eight breaches of a sexual harm prevention order.
Haverfordwest man jailed after drunken flight behaviour
Stephen Blofield, 61, was sentenced to 10 months in prison at Bristol Crown Court after admitting being drunk on a flight from Krakow to Bristol Airport.
Man who fractured partner’s jaw in attacks jailed
Ravelle Melbourne, 32, of Canton, was sentenced to five years and three months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting wounding and three counts of ABH against his partner.
Chepstow woman fined for unlicensed rent collection
Alison Lawson was ordered to pay £760 after being found guilty at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court of illegally collecting rent at a Monmouth property.
Stabbing, hit-and-run death and AI sex offences: This week’s court roundup
From a stranger stabbed on his doorstep to a fatal hit-and-run and a care worker caught sending AI-generated sexual content to a “child”, here are the most notable sentences handed down in Welsh courts this week.