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Aberdare man jailed for sexual assault on sleeping teenager

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Crime & Court, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court Leave a Comment

Kieran Olden, 34, has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl as she slept. He was also made subject to sex offender notification requirements for life.

Man who secretly filmed girls avoids jail due to law change

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Corey Goldup, 28, of Trebanos, was told by a Swansea Crown Court judge he was “very fortunate” after a recent change in sentencing law saved him from immediate custody.

Drug gang leader pays back £41k of £1.4m profits

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Thomas Davies, 39, of Trealaw, headed a family-run cocaine conspiracy across south Wales. A POCA hearing at Cardiff Crown Court heard he had available assets of just £41,000 despite benefiting by nearly £1.4m.

Newport man jailed after stealing food worth over £250

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Leigh Dight, 44, was sentenced to 42 weeks in prison after admitting four counts of theft from stores across Newport, putting him in breach of a previous suspended sentence.

Newport man jailed for 10 years over domestic abuse campaign

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Stefan Ramsden, 34, terrorised his partner over 17 months, at one point aiming a homemade flamethrower at her face. He was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court.

Not-for-profit fraudster ordered to repay £46,000

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Liza Haines, 54, who was jailed for four years in December for defrauding Pembrokeshire organisation Sazani Associates, has been hit with a Proceeds of Crime Act confiscation order.

Man jailed after forcing woman to pay him during assault

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Adam Paull, 27, of Tonyrefail, was sentenced to 54 weeks’ imprisonment at Cardiff Crown Court after pleading guilty to assaulting a woman in her Cardiff home and refusing to leave until she transferred him £250.

Child sex offender jailed after breaching order days after release

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Mark Owen, 57, of Monmouth, was sentenced to 27 months at Cardiff Crown Court after social media apps were found on his phone within days of his release from a nine-and-a-half-year prison sentence for child sex offences.

Teen sentenced for sending sexual videos weeks after prison release

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Rio Thomas, 19, sent sexual messages and masturbation videos to a stranger on Facebook just a month after being released from detention for sexual offences against a child. He was sentenced to 16 months at Swansea Crown Court.

Swansea cocaine dealer jailed after cash found hidden around home

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Thomas Morgan, 22, of Winch Wen, was sentenced to 41 months after police discovered thousands of pounds stashed around his property and messages linking him to cocaine supply.

Swansea shoplifter given behaviour order in retail crime crackdown

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Crime & Court, South Wales, South Wales Police, Swansea, Wales News Leave a Comment

A 46-year-old man has been made subject to a criminal behaviour order after repeatedly targeting shops in Swansea city centre. It is the sixth such order secured by the local policing team in two years.

Drug boss jailed after caught dealing cocaine in Blackwood

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Corey Baldwin, 23, was arrested after being spotted selling cocaine to customers outside a pub on Blackwood’s High Street. He was sentenced to two years and four months at Cardiff Crown Court.

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