Royston Vincent, 40, was handed a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court after 279 indecent images of children were found on his devices. Chat logs showed him discussing swapping material with other paedophiles.
Drug dealer jailed over £2,000 debt death threats
Dominic Price, 37, of Llantwit Fardre, told a customer that men from Cardiff would stab him, put him in a van and kill him unless he repaid a drug debt. He was jailed for 27 months at Cardiff Crown Court.
Bangor man jailed for 15 years for child sex abuse
Timothy Jones, 49, was told he caused “very serious psychological harm” as he was sentenced at Caernarfon Crown Court. The survivor said the abuse left them with daily flashbacks.
Police deny sex offender Scarlett Lee freed early
South Wales Police say Scarlett Lee, jailed in July for breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, remains in custody until May 2027 despite online claims.
Dog owner banned for life after pet starved to death
Ricky Harrison of Drefach Felindre was spared jail but disqualified from keeping animals for life after Suki died of starvation and Charlie was found emaciated. A vet put their suffering at a minimum of three weeks.
Cardiff paedophile who sought ‘pedo woman’ spared jail
John Price, 49, was caught with 1,200 indecent images of children and told undercover officers he wanted to meet a woman and her eight-year-old niece. He was given a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court.
Skewen dealer jailed after breaching suspended sentence
Shaun Peters, 37, was caught with cannabis, vapes, edibles and up to £10,000 in cash less than a year after being handed a suspended sentence for the same offending. A recorder at Swansea Crown Court jailed him for 36 months.
Cardiff man spared jail over child abuse images
Basher Ali Tareb, 20, told officers “Don’t tell my dad” when they arrived at his Butetown home after child abuse images were uploaded to a Snapchat account in his name.
Swansea dealer went back to selling drugs while on bail
Jonathan Yeandle was caught after a foot chase on Prince of Wales Road, then bailed – and within weeks was texting users that he was “available all night”. He has been jailed for 44 months.
Newbridge man jailed after axe threats and house fire
Stephen Holden, 58, threatened to kill his neighbour while holding an axe, then set fire to his own council house two days after being discharged from hospital.
Woman jailed for Facebook lies about police ex-husband
Jennifer Pritchard, 47, of Tredegar, ran a page called Jen’s Justice falsely branding her serving police officer ex-husband a rapist and baby killer. Cardiff Crown Court jailed her for 18 months and imposed an indefinite restraining order.
Newport burglar jailed for crimes committed while on bail
Arnis Nassa, 46, was given 64 weeks at Newport Magistrates’ Court for burglaries at Friars Walk and other offences committed on bail. It runs on top of a three-year term imposed at Cardiff Crown Court days earlier.