Retired doctor Dr Mark Westbrook, 59, from Llantilio Pertholey, was handed a suspended sentence for possessing indecent images of children. A medical tribunal is now considering whether to remove him from the register.
Hospital worker’s jail term for patient sex assaults raised
Ieuan Crump’s sentence has been increased from nine to 12 years after the Court of Appeal ruled the original term was unduly lenient for the sexual assaults he committed against two patients at the Grange Hospital in Cwmbran.
Swansea stalker jailed after harassing ex within weeks of release
Matthew Samuel, 35, was sentenced to three years at Swansea Crown Court after admitting stalking and breaching a restraining order against the same woman he had previously been imprisoned for harassing.
XL Bully ordered destroyed as owner deemed unfit
Newport Magistrates’ Court has ordered an XL Bully named Nova to be destroyed after ruling its owner, Dean O’Keefe, 36, is not a fit and proper person to be in charge of the animal. O’Keefe must also pay Gwent Police £3,762.50 in costs.
Man stole friend’s wedding ring while she was in hospital
Kevin Bowles, 55, of Gorseinon, was sentenced to 22 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting stealing 16 rings and £1,000 from a woman he had been caring for while she was a hospital in-patient.
Tonypandy drug dealer jailed over £20k cocaine haul
Daryl Bees, 33, was found with 180g of cocaine when he was arrested in Tonypandy. He was sentenced to 40 months at Cardiff Crown Court.
Burglar’s DNA on steering wheel leads to 40-month sentence
A 36-year-old man who broke into a family home in Rogerstone and tried to steal their van has been jailed for 40 months after his DNA was found on the steering wheel.
Barry man fined over £1,000 for assaulting two police officers
Kane Cook, 29, of Barry, was convicted at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court of assaulting PC Patryk Juraszek and PC Joshua Rowlands on August 28, 2025.
Drug dealer freed after judge changes mind on prison sentence
A 23-year-old Blackwood man jailed for supplying cocaine has been freed after the judge who sentenced him last month decided to suspend the term instead, calling it a “wholly exceptional” course.
Port Talbot brothers jailed over separate cocaine operations
Ryan Tucker, 27, has been sentenced to five years at Swansea Crown Court after admitting drug supply offences. His brother Nathan is already serving six years and eight months for running his own cocaine operation from the same family home.
Porth man jailed for eight years for dating app rape
Dexter Walkey, 30, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after being found guilty of raping a woman he met through a dating app. He was also made subject to indefinite sex offender notification requirements.
Barmouth man jailed for seven years for raping sleeping victim
Sion Douglas Griffiths, 38, was found guilty of rape at Caernarfon Crown Court after attacking a woman as she slept at a property in Llanrwst in August 2021. He was sentenced at Mold Crown Court to seven years’ imprisonment and given a lifetime restraining order.