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Rhyl man jailed over violent attacks on five strangers

Jordan Jones 21 June 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

Colin Campbell, 24, was jailed for seven and a half years at Mold Crown Court after a series of unprovoked assaults on five strangers over four months. Recorder Neil Owen-Casey branded him a “vicious animal” and said it was “lucky” nobody was killed.

Worcestershire man jailed after attack on woman in Tenby

Jordan Jones 21 June 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Lewis Thompson-Gill, 35, has been jailed for two years and four months at Swansea Crown Court after being found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm. The attack took place in Tenby on December 28.

Sex offender jailed over illegal TikTok account

Jordan Jones 20 June 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Paul Rogers, 47, of Blackwood, was sentenced to 20 weeks in prison at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting two breaches of his sexual harm prevention order. He created a TikTok profile under a false name and deleted WhatsApp messages.

Former teacher spared jail over child sex offences

Jordan Jones 20 June 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

David Skillern, 60, asked undercover officers posing as 12-year-old schoolgirls to perform solo sex acts online. The former special needs teacher was given a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court.

Drug trafficker ordered to pay £33k after drugs seizure

Jordan Jones 20 June 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

A drug trafficker caught with cocaine and cannabis worth up to £185,000 during a routine traffic stop in Pembroke has been ordered to hand over more than £33,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Dean Evans, 44, of Freystrop, was previously jailed for eight years for the offences.

Newport teen spared jail for child abuse images

Jordan Jones 20 June 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Mason Tarling, 18, from Newport, received an 18-month community order at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting to distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material. His offending took place between 2023 and 2025.

Man charged as police seize bikes and weapon in Cardiff

Jordan Jones 20 June 2026Cardiff, Crime & Court, South Wales, South Wales Police, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales News Leave a Comment

A 33-year-old man from Newport was charged after officers seized a knuckle duster and pit bike in Ely during operations targeting illegal e-bike use across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

Man jailed for killing pedestrian after hiding eye disease

Jordan Jones 20 June 2026Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

A Caerphilly man has been sentenced to six years and 10 months in prison and banned from driving for life after killing 84-year-old Gaynor James at a pedestrian crossing in Pengam. Andrew Perry, 56, had concealed a degenerative eye condition from the DVLA for more than two decades.

Newport man spared jail over explicit messages to ‘child’

Jordan Jones 19 June 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Shane Thomas, 41, of Newport, received a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court after sending sexually explicit messages and images to a decoy he believed was a 13-year-old girl.

Tanygrisiau man jailed for partner assault and order breach

Jordan Jones 19 June 2026Caernarfon Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Craig Rowlands, 38, was sentenced to 45 weeks in prison at Caernarfon Magistrates’ Court after admitting assaulting his partner and twice breaching a domestic abuse protection order.

Pembroke paedophile jailed for five years

Jordan Jones 19 June 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

David Lewis, 42, exposed himself to who he thought was a 12-year-old schoolgirl during a Snapchat video call while already on bail for possessing hundreds of child abuse images. He was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.

Llanelli cocaine dealer jailed after claiming gang coercion

Jordan Jones 19 June 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Brooklyn Thomas, 27, of Llanelli, has been sentenced to three years at Swansea Crown Court after admitting cocaine supply offences. He told police an Albanian crime group coerced him into dealing after he ran up a £10,000 debt for sex workers.

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