Oakley Nunes, 24, has been disqualified from driving for three years after admitting he failed to provide a blood sample when suspected of drink or drug driving at Ystrad Mynach. Newport magistrates also imposed a community order and financial penalties.
Mariglen Llapushi rented a car using fake ID and dealt cocaine in Aberystwyth, but a tag on his keychain led police straight to him. The 27-year-old has been jailed for three years and now expects to be deported.
Corey Sutton, 19, was searched after officers spotted a car linked to drug dealing in Tonyrefail – and found a Kinder Egg filled with bags of cocaine. He has been sentenced to two years and four months in a young offender institution.
Richard Murnane, 42, has been jailed for 32 months at Swansea Crown Court after defrauding five homeowners of around £40,000 through two fraudulent roofing and property maintenance firms. Many of his victims were elderly.
David Kilminster held a knife to his ex-partner’s throat at a holiday lodge after wrongly accusing her of laughing at him while she watched TV. He was handed a suspended sentence and a five-year restraining order.
Chris Williams, 40, of the Afan Valley, was sentenced to 28 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting six offences including distributing indecent images of children.
James Carr, 68, of Bryntirion, was convicted of rape, attempted buggery and indecent assault after subjecting a young boy to what a judge called a “campaign of abuse.”
Tristan Williams, 22, of Swansea city centre, was convicted of two counts of rape, assault by beating, and voyeurism following offences committed in September 2025. He was given an extended prison sentence and placed on the sex offenders’ register indefinitely.
Nathan Curley, 19, was sent to a young offender institution for 16 weeks after admitting stealing an iPhone and Montirex sportswear worth £130 from JD Sports in Newport.
Kian Bateman, 19, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 17 years for the murder of Shelley Davies, 38, who was struck by a car outside a social club in Caerau.
Glyn Webb, 69, received a suspended sentence at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to attempting to engage in sexual communication with someone he believed was a girl under 16.
Matthew Pemberton, 41, received a suspended sentence at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court after admitting attempting to engage in sexual communication with someone he believed was a child.