Levi Weekes, 25, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting to assaulting a prison officer at the Bridgend jail, leaving the victim with a fractured vertebra.
Barry man jailed for shoplifting spree across three towns
Jake Royle, 23, was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court after admitting a series of shop thefts targeting stores in Barry, Penarth and Cardiff.
Drug dealers who made £306k to repay less than £17k
Two drug dealers who made £306,000 from cocaine and cannabis supply in Newport and the Gwent Valleys have been ordered to repay less than £17,000 at a proceeds of crime hearing – with one told to pay back just £1.
Newport drug dealer jailed for third time for class A supply
Alfie Phillips, 26, of Victoria Avenue, Newport, was sentenced to five years and 219 days at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting his involvement in supplying heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine.
Woman admits causing suffering to cat left without food
Nadine Jade Martell-Marshall, 28, of Mountain Ash, pleaded guilty at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court to causing unnecessary suffering to a cat named Tigger in Barry.
Newport man admitted possessing child abuse images
Joshua Brain, 19, of Harrow Road, Newport, pleaded guilty to possessing category A, B, and C indecent images of children. He is due to be sentenced at the crown court on June 26.
Drink driver jailed after 80mph chase through 20mph zone
Corey Eaves, 28, of Gilfach Goch, was sentenced to 16 months in prison after stealing a car and leading police on a dangerous pursuit through Tonyrefail at four times the speed limit.
Dinas Powys man, 79, admits child sex communication offence
Glyn Webb, 79, of Dinas Powys, has pleaded guilty to attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. He will be sentenced at crown court on June 17.
Flintshire man jailed for sexual messages to fake child
John Watton, 52, of Holway, Flintshire, has been sentenced to 16 months at Mold Crown Court after sending explicit messages and an indecent image to a decoy posing as a 10-year-old girl.
Beddau man jailed for six and a half years for rape
Kyle Plummer, 32, received an extended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court after being found guilty of rape following a three-day trial.
Man jailed after gang broke into Ebbw Vale family home
A 39-year-old Tredegar man has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years after a gang smashed their way into a family home in Ebbw Vale, forcing a mother and her three children to barricade themselves in a bedroom. The gang had targeted the wrong address.
Llanelli man jailed for child sex offences dies in hospital
Nicholas Page, 75, of Llanelli, died on May 7 after being transferred from HMP Parc to hospital. He had been sentenced to three years at Swansea Crown Court for child sexual offences.