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Man, 21, jailed after drugs and knife found in car

Jordan Jones 11 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Connor Wing from Porthcawl was sentenced to two years and six months at Cardiff Crown Court after officers found cocaine, ketamine, cannabis, cash and a kitchen knife during a vehicle stop.

Man tried to groom boy, 14, on Snapchat for sex acts

Jordan Jones 11 March 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Jamie Davies, 34, of Port Talbot, has been jailed for 28 months after using Snapchat to try to groom a 14-year-old boy, offering to cook him a meal in exchange for the child performing a sex act.

1,000 suspected paedophiles arrested every month in UK

Jordan Jones 11 March 2026Crime & Court, UK Leave a Comment

Police say around 1,000 suspected child sexual abuse offenders are being arrested every month across the UK, as a leading charity reports a 20% rise in people accessing its prevention services.

Three men jailed for violent robbery in Merthyr Tydfil

Jordan Jones 11 March 2026Crime & Court, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court Leave a Comment

Jason Colin, Jonathan Pike and Matthew Winstone have each been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to robbery at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court.

Drug dealer sent ‘text bombs’ to Swansea Uni students

Jordan Jones 11 March 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

A 20-year-old dealer who bulk-texted university students offering drugs has been sentenced alongside a co-defendant found with half a kilo of cocaine.

Two men jailed after cannabis haul found at Cardiff hotel

Jordan Jones 11 March 2026Crime & Court, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court Leave a Comment

Gareth Morris and Adam Aviet have been sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court after 424g of cannabis was discovered in a rucksack at the Etap Hotel in Cardiff.

Man jailed after breaking into ex’s home and attack

Jordan Jones 10 March 2026Crime & Court, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court Leave a Comment

Paul Gurney, 33, was sentenced to 18 months at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court after assaulting his ex-partner in two incidents at her Haverfordwest home.

Wrexham man jailed for 12 years for child sex offences

Jordan Jones 10 March 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

William Davies, 32, was sentenced at Mold Crown Court after being found guilty of rape and admitting to further sexual offences against a child.

Anglesey man jailed for targeting girl on Snapchat

Jordan Jones 10 March 2026Caernarfon Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Carl Williams, 27, of Holyhead, was sentenced to two years and eight months at Caernarfon Crown Court after breaching a sexual harm prevention order and sending lewd messages to a young girl on Snapchat.

Man jailed after leaving pub customer with brain bleed

Jordan Jones 10 March 2026Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Jordan Coles, 29, repeatedly punched and kicked stroke victim William Murphy in the head after drinking in an Abergavenny pub, leaving him with a bleed on the brain.

Shoplifter jailed after stealing £474 of chocolate in Barry

Jordan Jones 10 March 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Jamie Colburn, 44, was sentenced to eight weeks in custody after two shoplifting raids at One Stop in Barry, stealing confectionery worth almost £475.

Paedophile swore at Cardiff judge and stormed out

Jordan Jones 9 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Abdirahman Osman, 44, was jailed for two years after asking a 14-year-old girl to perform a sexual act on him in Roath, Cardiff.

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