Christian Ambrosen, 36, strangled, headbutted and bit his former partner and threatened to kill her and her young son. He was on licence at the time and has been jailed for two years and nine months.
Maesteg man jailed for rape and sexual assault
Stephen Jones, 55, was sentenced to five years and three months at Cardiff Crown Court after a jury convicted him of rape and assault by penetration in July.
Wrexham man jailed after stolen taxi found by chance
Harry Williams was locked up for 836 days at Mold Crown Court after a spree in Rhosllanerchrugog that ended when a taxi owner spotted his stolen Renault Trafic near his daughter’s house.
Bangor man jailed after shovel row with neighbours
Phillip Heeley was told by a judge he was a “danger and a nuisance” to his community as she jailed him for 13 months at Caernarfon Crown Court.
Man jailed for sexual assaults on girl under 13
Liam Hobbs, 27, of Ely, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after a jury convicted him of assault by penetration, having already admitted possessing indecent images of children.
Three detained 18 years over crack ring that used boy
Three 20-year-old men have been sent to a young offender institution for a combined 18 years after a South Wales Police investigation into a crack cocaine operation. Detectives found the group had used a teenage boy to run their drugs while they took the profits.
Man jailed over 3.15am Morrisons burglary in Newport
David Francis, 42, was caught inside the Orb Drive store in Lliswerry with £380 of alcohol after officers heard glass shattering in the early hours. He admitted burglary and was jailed for four months at Newport Magistrates’ Court.
Man jailed after robbery at Bridgend Spar store
Carl Jubin, 40, was sentenced to two years at Swansea Crown Court after admitting robbing a Spar shop on Ewenny Road in Bridgend. CCTV showed him pushing a shop worker to the floor before stealing a vape.
Ebbw Vale man admits child abuse image offences
Stephan Evans, 20, of Pennant Street, Willowtown, has pleaded guilty at Newport Magistrates’ Court to making and distributing indecent images of children. He will be sentenced at the crown court on August 28 and must register as a sex offender.
Barry shoplifter jailed after Boots and Tesco thefts
Hannah Hyde, 39, admitted stealing £153 of goods from two Barry stores within a month of each other. Cardiff magistrates jailed her for 24 weeks after activating a suspended sentence imposed for similar offending.
Five guilty of child sexual exploitation in Rhyl
Four men and one woman have been convicted of more than 40 offences against three teenage girls following a three-month trial at Caernarfon Crown Court. The offending took place in Rhyl and the surrounding area between April 2022 and March 2024.
Castlemartin man spared jail over child abuse images
Louis Davids-Watson, 37, admitted three counts of making indecent photographs of children, including category A material. Swansea Crown Court imposed a 12-month sentence suspended for two years, along with a 10-year sexual harm prevention order.