James McKenna stabbed his ex-partner Joanne Sidaway at least 11 times in a Carmarthen park in January, then spent three nights hiding in woodland. He has now been jailed for attempted murder.
Deri Thomas, 47, stole metal sheets worth almost £61,000 from Flamgard Engineering in Pontypool, with help from an unidentified van driver. He received a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court.
Elisha Mutsunge has been jailed for 11 years and eight months after a parcel containing 1.1kg of cocaine was intercepted at East Midlands Airport. Messages on his phone showed he was dealing class A drugs in wholesale quantities.
A man who secretly filmed a woman performing a sex act on him, planning to show his partner, has been jailed for five months. David Novac admitted voyeurism at Swansea Crown Court.
Christopher Wright, 41, kept guns, Samurai swords and an AK-47 at his Powys home and pointed a revolver at his partner’s head. He has been jailed for seven years at Swansea Crown Court.
Mark Roberts, 48, has been jailed for 32 months after punching his 82-year-old mother at her Abergele home, leaving her with fractured ribs. He also tried to cancel the ambulance he had called for her.
Caeran Evans, from Penlan, was convicted of rape by a jury after previously admitting sexual assault. He has also been given a 15-year restraining order.
Ross Edwards, 33, has been given 30 weeks in prison after stealing from a business on Cambrian Road in Newport just two days after receiving a suspended sentence.
Gary Jones, 38, from Church Village, has been jailed at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting three burglaries, a vehicle theft and possessing cocaine. More than £18,000 worth of goods was taken in the ram raid style break-ins in February 2026.
Kara Racuoco twice produced a needle when challenged by security at Asda in Llanelli, once claiming she owned the supermarket. She has been jailed for four years after admitting two robberies and two thefts.
A wanted burglary suspect and a driver who failed a roadside drug test were arrested after a stinger stop in Newbridge. Gwent Police shared a round-up of recent roads policing incidents.
Jordan Jones, 26, admitted nine offences including four counts of rape after a violent attack on a woman in the Chirk area in February. He was jailed for 18 years, with a further five years on extended licence.