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Cocaine dealer must repay £4,860 of £545k benefit

Jordan Jones 27 July 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Lee Scarfe, 38, of Aberdare, was found to have benefited by £545,935.89 from his role in a Rhondda Cynon Taf cocaine line. A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Cardiff Crown Court ordered him to repay £4,860 – all he has left.

Man jailed after filming derailed Swansea murder trial

Jordan Jones 27 July 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Christopher Ponting, 37, filmed the jury and judge from the public gallery at Swansea Crown Court, causing a murder trial to collapse and restart. He has been jailed for eight months.

Pembrokeshire cocaine dealer jailed for 28 months

Jordan Jones 27 July 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Callum Chadwick, 26, of Barn Street, Haverfordwest, was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court after using mass advertising texts to sell cocaine over a period of nearly two years. A judge said he had been “less than honest” about the scale of his dealing.

Newport man jailed over assault and bail failure

Jordan Jones 27 July 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Craig Thompson, 42, of Albert Street, has been handed four weeks in custody at Newport Magistrates’ Court after admitting assault by beating, failing to surrender to bail and breaching a community protection notice. The bench found the assault too serious for anything other than a prison term.

Newport drug dealer must repay £475,000 crime profits

Jordan Jones 26 July 2026Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Graham Price, 36, was caught with 1.5kg of cocaine, £81,000 in cash and a £40,000 Rolex at his Newport home. A judge has now ordered him to hand over the full £475,000 he made from crime or serve four more years.

Caerphilly pensioner admits sex assault on girl, 15

Jordan Jones 26 July 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Brian Hammond, 71, of Vere Place, Gilfach, has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl last summer. He was granted conditional bail and will be sentenced at the crown court on 21 August.

Man admits burglaries at Newport pubs and hardware store

Jordan Jones 26 July 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Kieron Davies, 39, of no fixed abode, has pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary at Newport Magistrates’ Court after champagne, spirits, vapes and cash were stolen from two pubs and a hardware shop. He will be sentenced on August 13.

Man jailed after stamping attack on wife in Powys

Jordan Jones 26 July 2026Crime & Court, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court Leave a Comment

Darren Lewis, 52, pushed his wife to the floor and stamped repeatedly on her chest and torso after a row that began at a pub in Knighton. Neighbours who heard her screams called police fearing for her life.

Brecon car thief jailed for four years after theft spree

Jordan Jones 26 July 2026Crime & Court, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court Leave a Comment

Tinos Short, 20, stole cars across the Brecon area, broke into homes and flipped a stolen Volkswagen onto its roof before asking a witness to help him turn it back over. He was jailed for four years at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court.

Carer jailed after abusing pensioner, 81, in Pontardawe

Jordan Jones 25 July 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Louise Harris drank a bottle of vodka from her client’s fridge before screaming abuse at the 81-year-old dementia sufferer she had been hired to care for. A judge at Swansea Crown Court told her the treatment had been “heartless and cruel”.

Swansea man jailed for 12 years for rape and strangulation

Jordan Jones 25 July 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Jamie Rawson, 56, of Swansea city centre, has been given an extended 17-year sentence after being convicted of raping, strangling and falsely imprisoning a woman he had met hours earlier. He will serve 12 years in custody followed by five years on extended licence.

Prison worker spared jail, brother jailed for threats

Jordan Jones 25 July 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Jordan Roberts bit his partner and poured milk over her at his Croeserw home, while his older brother Corey sent threatening texts that caused the trial to collapse. Both were sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.

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