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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
Christopher Eaton, 41, was one of six who turned on a Hanson clothing shop worker on Union Street after he recovered stolen stock. A passing delivery rider who stepped in has been recommended for a £500 bravery award.
Matthew Harris, 45, invented a burglar called “Hank Smith” who confessed to accessing more than 1,000 child abuse images on his tablet. Newport Crown Court jailed him for 43 months.
Jamie Nugent-Squires, 40, was arrested in Neath town centre after arranging to meet what he believed was a 14-year-old boy, in breach of a sexual harm prevention order. A judge at Swansea Crown Court ruled a standard prison term would not be enough to protect the public.