A woman accused of murdering her five-year-old son told police she did not recognise him in hospital because of his injuries, a court has…
Logan Mwangi’s body was found in the River Ogmore, in Sarn, Bridgend county, last July, with 56 internal injuries. Logan’s step-father John Cole, 40, told police he had been woken by Angharad Williamson, 31, screaming that Logan was dead, Cardiff Crown Court heard. Mr Cole, Ms Williamson and a 14-year-old all deny Logan’s murder. […]
A woman accused of murdering her five-year-old son was proud of her notoriety in prison for being the “mother of the Bridgend baby”, a court has heard
The body of Logan Mwangi was found in the River Ogmore in Sarn, Bridgend, last July with 56 external injuries and severe internal damage. At Cardiff Crown Court his mother Angharad Williamson, stepfather John Cole and a 14-year-old boy deny murder. A woman in prison with her said she had “a weird kind of attention-seeking”. […]
A woman accused of murdering her five-year-old son was proud of her notoriety in prison for being the “mother of the Bridgend baby”, a co…
The body of Logan Mwangi was found in the River Ogmore in Sarn, Bridgend, last July with 56 external injuries and severe internal damage. At Cardiff Crown Court his mother Angharad Williamson, stepfather John Cole and a 14-year-old boy deny murder. A woman in prison with her said she had “a weird kind of attention-seeking”. […]
A woman accused of murdering her five-year-old son searched for news articles about him in the hours after he was found dead, a court has heard
Cardiff Crown Court was told Angharad Williamson searched for “five-year-old dead Bridgend” twice that evening. Jurors heard an account linked to Ms Williamson was used to search a number of news websites. The 30-year-old, her partner John Cole, 40, and a 14-year-old who cannot be named, deny murdering Logan Mwangi. His remains were discovered in […]
A woman accused of murdering her five-year-old son searched for news articles about him in the hours after he was found dead, a court has…
Cardiff Crown Court was told Angharad Williamson searched for “five-year-old dead Bridgend” twice that evening. Jurors heard an account linked to Ms Williamson was used to search a number of news websites. The 30-year-old, her partner John Cole, 40, and a 14-year-old who cannot be named, deny murdering Logan Mwangi. His remains were discovered in […]
A teenager accused of murdering a five-year-old had previously pushed him down stairs and broke his arm, a court has heard
The body of Logan Mwangi was found in the River Ogmore in Sarn, Bridgend county, last July with 56 injuries. The court heard a 101 call from Logan’s mother, Angharad Williamson, where she told police the 14-year-old had previously confessed to injuring Logan. Ms Williamson, 30, John Cole, 40, and the teenager all deny murder. […]
A mother has pleaded guilty to killing her two-year-old son, who died after he was submerged in water at his home
Natalie Steele, 32, of Broadlands, Bridgend, admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility. Reid Steele died at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, on 12 August last year, a day after he was found injured in his bathroom. At Cardiff Crown Court, she appeared via video link from a psychiatric unit, and will be sentenced on […]
Cwmbran drug dealer jailed for officer assault
A drug dealer from Cwmbran has received a sentence of more than five-and-a-half years after he attacked a plain-clothed officer who found him in possession of class A and B drugs.
Former doctor convicted of series of sex offences
A former doctor has been convicted of a series of sexual offences against five young people in Brighton, West Sussex, Hampshire and the West Midlands between 19 and 25 years ago. Robert Cameron Wells, 69, was convicted at Hove Crown Court on Tuesday 27 July, having pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecency with […]
Newport drug dealer jailed
A Newport drug dealer’s been sentenced to four years in prison 26-year-old Tyler Jones pled guilty to seven offences in total: possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A – cocaine concerned in supply of cocaine possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A – crack cocaine concerned in […]
A twenty-five-year-old man who conned strangers, friends and his partner to fund his gambling addiction has been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court
Scott Newland’s eleven victims gave him a total of £30,467.04 over a six-month period. Some of the lies he told was that his father had died and the money was to help with funeral expenses, also, that he was buying his ex-partner’s share of a house. In addition, he falsely advertised computers for sale, taking […]
Two men have been jailed for being concerned in the supply of drugs in #Butetown, Cardiff
Yusef Mohamed, 22, (pictured right) from #Grangetown, was arrested by Cardiff Bay response officers in Butetown on April 30 in possession of Crack Cocaine and Heroin. As a result of follow-up enquiries, Hamdi Sahal Roble, 34, (pictured left) from Butetown, was arrested by colleagues from the Organised Crime Team. Mohamed was charged with possession […]
A ‘cold and dangerous’ man has been jailed for life following a stranger attack on a young woman in Cardiff
Craig Walters, who also goes by Craig Watts and Craig Whites, was identified by using Facial Recognition on a CCTV image taken from a bus he had been travelling on. The 39-year-old was arrested within 48 hours of the attack and last month pleaded guilty to false imprisonment with intent to commit a sexual […]
A man was the subject of a paedophile hunter sting after sending photos of his genitals to someone he believed to be a 12-year-old girl
Cameron Davidson, now 20, was also found in possession of indecent images of children after being arrested on August 21 last year in Barry . Members of Alpha Predator Hunters created a profile for a 12-year-old girl, with a photo of a woman manipulated to look like a child with a Snapchat filter, on […]
Two men have been jailed after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine
Daniel Mark Williams (left), 29, of no fixed abode, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court along with Kaine Peterson (right), 21, of Lime Crescent, Newport.Both men admitted the offence which was committed in Cwmbran on Thursday 13 August.Williams received a 36-month sentence after admitting the offence of concerned in the supply of a controlled class A […]
A former school dinner lady has avoided a prison sentence after sending sexually explicit messages to a young boy
Jayne Sewell, 53 of Saint Mellons, Cardiff appeared for sentencing at Cardiff Crown Court today where she had previously pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in sexual communication with a child aged under 13 years old The court was told that Sewell was working as a dinner lady and cleaner at a local […]
Lord Chancellor says resumption of some jury trials can take place
A well-functioning justice system with the Rule of Law at its heart is one of the hallmarks of a healthy democracy like ours. Throughout the coronavirus outbreak court staff and the judiciary have worked incredibly hard to uphold the delivery of justice. This is not least to ensure the safety of those who most need […]
Lord Chancellor says resumption of some jury trials can take place
Lord Chancellor says resumption of some jury trials can take place A well-functioning justice system with the Rule of Law at its heart is one of the hallmarks of a healthy democracy like ours. Throughout the coronavirus outbreak court staff and the judiciary have worked incredibly hard to uphold the delivery of justice. This is […]
