Paul Withnell, 74, from Powys, died at HMP Parc in Bridgend less than three weeks after being sentenced for historic child sex offences dating back to the 1980s.
Newport paedophile asked ‘girl’ about sex acts online
David Rees, 48, of Newport, thought he was chatting with a 12-year-old girl but was caught by an undercover police officer. He was handed a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court.
Man jailed for breaching Bridgend town centre order
Nigel Edwards, 44, was sentenced to four weeks in prison after breaching a Section 35 order banning him from Bridgend town centre’s bus station area.
Two Bristol men jailed after Cardiff letterbox shooting
A teenager was shot through a letterbox in Cardiff, leaving him with multiple wounds. Two men from Bristol have been sentenced to a combined 19 years.
Builder jailed after drug stash found in freezer
Oleksandr Baryshnikov, 49, of Bangor, has been jailed for 33 months at Caernarfon Crown Court after police found amphetamine worth £6,570 in his freezer and phone messages linking him to cocaine and amphetamine supply.
Man jailed for life for murder of his own brother
Darren Steel, 41, has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years after being found guilty of murdering his brother Martin Steel in Clase, Swansea.
Man stole car from driver who stopped to help him
Martin O’Brien leapt into a Good Samaritan’s vehicle in Essex before later being caught with a knife in Port Talbot after months on the run.
Man jailed after punching partner and making her shower off blood
Lee Evans, 40, was jailed for two years and nine months after a judge at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court branded him “a habitual wife beater.”
Man jailed after showing off weapons on night out
Darren James, 54, was jailed for 48 weeks after displaying knives, a dart and scissors to the public in Abergavenny town centre.
Thief jailed after £432 sweet-stealing spree in Newport
Connor Stone, 28, has been locked up for 30 weeks after shoplifting from multiple stores across Newport and assaulting three security guards.
Man sent sexual messages to ‘girls’ from hospital bed
Adrian Sine, 43, sent explicit messages to three decoy profiles posing as teenage girls while recovering from heart surgery at a hospital ward.
Man jailed after launching grudge attack in victim’s home
Ian Prosser, 40, from Cwmfelinfach, was sentenced to 13 months in prison at Cardiff Crown Court after headbutting and beating a man in his own home in a premeditated assault.