Courts across Wales jailed offenders for child rape, arson, drug dealing, domestic abuse and more between April 20th and 26th. Here is our weekly roundup of the cases.
More than 30 people were sentenced by courts across Wales this week, including a man jailed for 15 years for historical child sex offences and a school worker locked up for abusing a pupil.
Linda Pring, 40, from Garndiffaith, was penalised at Cwmbran Magistrates' Court after failing to comply with a legal notice requiring her to assist Torfaen Council's investigation into dumped waste at Talywain.
RSPCA Cymru is appealing for information after a dead buzzard was found bound by a rope to a tree in a private woodland near Llanbrynmair, with signs suggesting the bird had suffered over a prolonged period.
David Tasker, of Bargoed, has been banned from keeping animals for 18 months after failing to seek veterinary treatment for his paralysed dog Benji, whose open leg wound had been festering for over a year.
Michaela Johnson, 48, of Bettws, Newport, has been sentenced to a 12-month community order after admitting outraging public decency by exposing herself, along with being drunk and disorderly.
Aiden Jones, 29, was sentenced to two years in prison at Cardiff Crown Court after being found guilty of intentionally strangling his ex-partner. He also admitted to controlling and coercive behaviour.
Brian Nicol, 58, was sentenced to 16 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting assaulting a woman he accused of spiking his wife.
The head of a cocaine trafficking gang which moved drugs from the West Midlands to south west Wales was found with a £13,000 Rolex in prison that was not among his possessions when he was arrested. A proceeds of crime hearing heard the watch's ownership is now in dispute.
A new Find Out Now poll puts Plaid Cymru on 29% and Reform UK on 27%, with Welsh Labour slipping to just 10% ahead of the Senedd election.
Jake James, 25, pleaded guilty at Newport Magistrates' Court to making indecent images of children and breaching a sexual harm prevention order. He has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing.
Samuel Reardon, 37, was sentenced to 40 weeks in prison at Newport Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to two thefts and threatening to kill a person.
