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Newport man spared jail over explicit messages to ‘child’

Jordan Jones 19 June 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Shane Thomas, 41, of Newport, received a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court after sending sexually explicit messages and images to a decoy he believed was a 13-year-old girl.

Tanygrisiau man jailed for partner assault and order breach

Jordan Jones 19 June 2026Caernarfon Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Craig Rowlands, 38, was sentenced to 45 weeks in prison at Caernarfon Magistrates’ Court after admitting assaulting his partner and twice breaching a domestic abuse protection order.

Pembroke paedophile jailed for five years

Jordan Jones 19 June 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

David Lewis, 42, exposed himself to who he thought was a 12-year-old schoolgirl during a Snapchat video call while already on bail for possessing hundreds of child abuse images. He was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.

Llanelli cocaine dealer jailed after claiming gang coercion

Jordan Jones 19 June 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Brooklyn Thomas, 27, of Llanelli, has been sentenced to three years at Swansea Crown Court after admitting cocaine supply offences. He told police an Albanian crime group coerced him into dealing after he ran up a £10,000 debt for sex workers.

Barry woman jailed for sex act at Cardiff hospital

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Paula Stanton, 62, of Barry, was sentenced to 160 days in prison after masturbating in front of staff at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.

Newport drug dealer jailed over £220,000 drugs haul

Jordan Jones 19 June 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Lloyd Williams, 42, of Bettws, Newport, has been sentenced to 11 years and three months at Cardiff Crown Court after police found cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy worth £220,000.

Caernarfon man jailed for beating brother with gun

Jordan Jones 19 June 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

Jamie Williams, 24, was sentenced to five years and seven months at Mold Crown Court after beating his younger brother unconscious with a converted firearm and threatening others at gunpoint.

Man jailed for six years after knifepoint shop robbery

Jordan Jones 18 June 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Stephan Thomas, 25, from Merthyr Tydfil, has been sentenced to six years in prison after robbing Owen Stores in Trefechan at knifepoint, making off with approximately £40 in coins.

Trio jailed after Cynon Valley drugs ring uncovered

Jordan Jones 18 June 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Three people involved in an organised drugs operation in the Aberdare area have been sentenced to a combined 12 and a half years at Cardiff Crown Court after pleading guilty to cocaine and cannabis supply offences.

Pontardawe man banned from keeping animals for 10 years

Jordan Jones 14 June 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Matthew Edward Perry, 39, of Pontardawe, has been disqualified from keeping all animals for a decade and given a suspended prison sentence after his severely emaciated Dalmatian was brought to a vet for cremation.

Pembroke paedophile jailed after messaging police decoy

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

David Lewis, 42, was sentenced to five years at Swansea Crown Court after contacting what he believed was a 12-year-old girl on Snapchat while on bail for possessing hundreds of child abuse images and videos.

Pub manager jailed after breaching child images order

Jordan Jones 14 June 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Ross Cooper, 44, formerly of Caerphilly, was jailed for six months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting a second breach of a community order for possessing indecent images of children.

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