Two Bristol Men Jailed Over Shocking Cardiff Shotgun Attack on Teen
Two men from Bristol have been locked up for a terrifying shotgun assault in Cardiff that left a 15-year-old boy injured. Teen Shot Through Letterbox in Chilling Attack On Saturday, June 7,
Massive Cannabis Haul Discovered in Newport Flat
Gwent Police busted a huge cannabis farm after neighbours tipped them off about suspicious activity in a Newport city centre flat. Officers raided the property and uncovered a staggering 240 cannabis plants.
Drug Dealer’s Bad Luck Lands Him in Jail
Louis Gale, 27, from Newport, has struck out with the law. Caught dealing heroin, crack cocaine, and cannabis, he was sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Gale pleaded guilty
Woman Jailed for Sneaking £10 Worth of Drugs Into Bridgend Prison
A Cardiff woman has landed herself behind bars after trying to smuggle cannabis and phone memory cards into Bridgend’s HMP Parc – all hidden in her mouth. Caught Red-Handed on Prison Visit
Twisted Attack Leaves Victim Traumatized
Penarth Man Caged for Rape and Strangulation of Sex Worker Twisted Attack Leaves Victim Traumatized A 25-year-old Penarth man has been slammed with a 16-year prison sentence plus six years on extended licence after brutally raping and strangling a sex worker in Cardiff. William Adesanya’s sickening crime unfolded over just half an hour, during which […]
Man Points Taser at Police Officer After M4 Traffic Stop
Incident on M4 Ends in Arrest and Community Sentence A man who pointed a Taser at a police officer after it fell from the officer’s holster during a struggle has been sentenced to a 12-month community order. The dramatic incident occurred on the M4 motorway near Newport after Daniel Baker, 37, from Blaenau Gwent, was […]
Man Charged with Drug Supply Offences Following Rookley Warrant
A 35-year-old man has been charged with multiple drug supply offences after a significant police operation in Rookley. On Thursday, 12 September, officers executed a drugs warrant at an address on Harts Lane, seizing a large quantity of suspected Class A and B drugs, along with cash and drug paraphernalia. The following day, a 24-year-old […]
Urgent Manhunt Launched for Convicted Killer Shaun Walker
Police have launched an urgent manhunt for convicted killer Shaun Walker, who is currently on the run after breaching his licence conditions. The public has been warned not to approach Walker but to contact the authorities immediately if they see him. Walker, 29, was imprisoned for fatally headbutting Barry Thomas, 45, in a dispute over […]
Man Jailed for Sandown Assault, Leaving Victim with Fractured Eye Socket
A man has been sentenced to five years in prison after a brutal assault in Sandown left another man with a fractured eye socket. Paul Bishton, 32, carried out the vicious attack on the evening of December 27, 2021, at a shared accommodation block in Fort Street. The incident unfolded when Bishton invited a fellow […]
Newport woman murdered by son
Lewis Bush, 27, from Newport, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of the murder of Kelly Pitt in May. Bush was sentenced today, Friday 10 November, at Newport Crown Court after pleading guilty to murder in October. He murdered his 44-year-old mother, Kelly Pitt, at her home address in Newport in […]
An Ebbw Vale man, who was driving while under the influence of alcohol and cocaine, has received a sentence of more than four years in pr…
Matthew Jones, 32, was sentenced on Wednesday 8 November at Newport Crown Court after pleading guilty to one count of while driving without due care and attention while unfit through drugs.He was driving a Dacia Sandero which was involved in a road traffic collision on the A472 between Crumlin and Hafodyrynys at around 3.50am on […]
An Ebbw Vale man, who was driving while under the influence of alcohol and cocaine, has received a sentence of more than four years in prison
Matthew Jones, 32, was sentenced on Wednesday 8 November at Newport Crown Court after pleading guilty to one count of while driving without due care and attention while unfit through drugs.He was driving a Dacia Sandero which was involved in a road traffic collision on the A472 between Crumlin and Hafodyrynys at around 3.50am on […]
Court of Appeal Rejects Bid to Reduce Sentence for Man Who Murdered Mother-in-Law
Simon Parks, a former plumber convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering his elderly mother-in-law, Mari O’Flynn, has lost his bid to reduce his sentence in the Court of Appeal. Parks was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years after strangling the 79-year-old woman at their shared home in Newport, Gwent. Appearing […]
26-year-old man given hospital order after admitting the killing of June Fox-Roberts
Luke Deeley, aged 26, appeared at Newport Crown Court today and admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility over the death of 65-year-old June Fox-Roberts on 21 November 2021. Deeley, of Pontypridd, received an indefinite hospital order with restrictions. Detective Chief Inspector Matthew Powell, of South Wales Police Major Crime, said: “On Sunday, 21 November 2021, a […]
An Isle of Wight man convicted of the new offence of non-fatal strangulation has been jailed after breaching his restraining order whilst…
Non-fatal strangulation became an offence in its own right, separate to assault, on 7 June this year, under section 70 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. At around 11.50pm on 17 June this year, 26-year-old Joshua James Hunt assaulted a woman known to him in the Little London area of Newport by grabbing her […]
An Isle of Wight man convicted of the new offence of non-fatal strangulation has been jailed after breaching his restraining order whilst serving a suspended sentence
Non-fatal strangulation became an offence in its own right, separate to assault, on 7 June this year, under section 70 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. At around 11.50pm on 17 June this year, 26-year-old Joshua James Hunt assaulted a woman known to him in the Little London area of Newport by grabbing her […]
A man was sentenced to prison for blackmail and fraud on the Isle of Wight and in Gloucestershire
On the afternoon of November 5, 2021, Kwaku Achampong, 32, hand-delivered letters to a Bembridge address demanding that the occupant deposit £100,000 into a bank account. Over the next six days, the victim received a barrage of texts, phone calls, and emails threatening her with violence if the payment demands were not met. This […]
A man has been jailed for 18 years for the non-recent rape of a child on the Isle of Wight
David Michael Wells, aged 47, from Chale Green, was charged with six counts of rape following a lengthy police investigation. The investigation began in January 2020 after the victim reported she had been abused by Wells between 2017 and 2018 when she was under the age of 16. Wells denied the offences and […]
