Courts across Wales jailed 26 offenders between Monday, March 16 and Sunday, March 22 for crimes including rape, child sexual abuse, drug supply, arson and fatal neglect. Here is every person who was sent to prison.
Man jailed for three years for arson at Tredegar home
Sam Francis, 28, of Tredegar, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting arson at a woman’s property.
Teen sentenced for swinging machete at people in Cardiff
Khoresh Ameni, 19, was caught on CCTV waving the weapon at four people outside the Ibis hotel on Churchill Way.
Serial alcohol shoplifter jailed after Newport spree
Andrew Fletcher, 41, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison after admitting to five counts of theft from Tesco and Sainsbury’s stores in Newport.
Man jailed for carrying kitchen knife on Newport street
Fathal Moshen, 38, of Pill, Newport, was sentenced to eight months in prison after being found guilty of possessing a bladed article in public.
Convicted killer strangled ex-wife on Christmas Day
Mark Green, 38, was sentenced to three years after throttling and biting his former wife during a drug-fuelled attack at her Swansea home.
Dealer bragged about buying houses with drug money
A Milford Haven drug dealer who boasted about making £160,000 in four months from cocaine sales has been jailed for six years.
London gangster in Newport caught dealing drugs again
Joland Giwa, 36, who was relocated to south Wales after the government failed to deport him, has admitted dealing class A drugs for a second time.
Child rapist caught with abuse images after Wales move
Wayne Evans, 59, of Llandysul, was found with indecent images of children as young as four after the National Crime Agency flagged his online activity to Dyfed-Powys Police.
“Rhino” drug dealer jailed for sending cocaine text bombs
Jack Ryan, 22, from Barry, used burner phones to send bulk messages advertising cocaine before police raided his home.
Man jailed for stabbing neighbour in row over parking
James Badham, 34, kicked down his Rhymney neighbour’s front door and attacked him with a lock knife following a dispute over a parking space.
Shopworker groomed girl, 13, for sex act at home
Prasad Saravanan, 24, of Swansea, was jailed for 31 months at Swansea Crown Court after pleading guilty to sexual grooming offences against a 13-year-old girl.