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Man jailed after racist assaults in Cardiff Bay

Jordan Jones 24 May 2026Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Aladje Balde, 23, of Llanrumney, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison at Newport Crown Court after assaulting shop workers, a police officer, and directing racist abuse at two people during a rampage across Cardiff Bay.

Man jailed after targeting children online for second time

Jordan Jones 24 May 2026Crime & Court, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court Leave a Comment

Jake Brooks, 30, from Tylorstown, was sentenced to 28 months at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court after admitting to grooming offences and breaching a sexual harm prevention order. He was caught by the decoy group Red Rose UK.

Five jailed for over 40 years for £3.5m drug operation

Jordan Jones 24 May 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

An organised crime gang responsible for supplying more than £3.5m worth of Class A drugs across south Wales and the south-west of England has been sentenced to over 40 years in prison combined at Cardiff Crown Court.

Two jailed after fake bank app used to scam 27 sellers

Jordan Jones 24 May 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Bernie McDonagh and Thomas McDonagh were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting to a nine-month fraud conspiracy that saw them trick online sellers out of nearly £70,000 worth of goods using a counterfeit banking app.

Merthyr woman jailed over shoplifting spree

Jordan Jones 24 May 2026Crime & Court, Merthyr Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Shannon Wilce, 29, was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ Court after a string of retail thefts and breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order banning her from Cyfarthfa Retail Park.

Man admits suspended sentence breach at Caernarfon court

Jordan Jones 24 May 2026Caernarfon Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Daniel Spencer, 36, had two months of a suspended sentence activated after missing a probation appointment. The judge told him accommodation would be arranged ahead of his release in a few weeks.

Barry man jailed for breaching Penarth ban and shop thefts

Jordan Jones 24 May 2026Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Adrian Edros, 37, was sentenced to 40 weeks after breaching a criminal behaviour order banning him from Penarth town centre three times and stealing from local shops.

Father spared jail for assaulting children

Jordan Jones 24 May 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

A father who repeatedly punched, kicked and slapped his children has received a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court after pleading guilty to four counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a child.

Man jailed after smashing glass jar into neighbour’s face

Jordan Jones 24 May 2026Crime & Court, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court Leave a Comment

Griffith Prosser, 56, of Pentrebach, was sentenced to 18 months at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court after pleading guilty to wounding his neighbour in an unprovoked attack at her home.

Newport man jailed after Snapchat links him to drug supply

Jordan Jones 23 May 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Neil Espin, 46, of Tewkesbury Walk, Newport, was sentenced to 33 months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting involvement in the supply of cocaine, cannabis, and pregabalin.

Cardiff man jailed for distributing child abuse images

Jordan Jones 23 May 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Shaun Moran, 42, from Trowbridge, Cardiff, has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing more than 1,300 indecent images and videos of children.

Drug dealer jailed after fleeing to France to dodge court

Jordan Jones 23 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

A 51-year-old Swansea man who used his teenage daughter to deliver drugs has been jailed for three years after absconding to France, where he was also imprisoned for drug supply before eventually returning to the UK.

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