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Showing 11 - 20 of 50 results for crime type "Violent crime" & area "Cymru/Wales"
A Headteacher who hit one of his teaching staff with a wrench has been jailed at Swansea Crown Court. Anthony John Felton, 54, was in work at St Joseph’s Catholic School and Sixth Form Centre on 5 March 2025 when he armed himself with the tool and sought out his colleague. Whilst the…
A man who murdered his friend has been sentenced to life imprisonment at Mold Crown Court.Matthew Hardy, 37, had been living at 52-year-old Antony Derwent’s flat for a few months before the murder, having known each other for several years.They had been drinking together on 6 April 2024 and were at…
Heddiw, yn Llys y Goron yr Wyddgrug, mae dyn a lofruddiodd ei ffrind wedi cael ei ddedfrydu i garchar am oes.Roedd Matthew Hardy, 37 oed, wedi bod yn byw yn fflat Antony Derwent, a oedd yn 52 oed, am ychydig fisoedd cyn y llofruddiaeth, ar ôl adnabod ei gilydd am sawl blwyddyn.Roedden nhw wedi bod…
A man who attacked a police officer in broad daylight causing him grievous bodily harm has been jailed at Cardiff Crown Court.Richard Nodwell, 37, was spoken to by PC Nathan Attwell who was on duty on 20 December 2023. The officer was responding to a 999 call in the Cwmbrân area.Nodwell became…
Mae dyn a ymosododd ar swyddog heddlu a hithau’n olau dydd gan achosi niwed corfforol difrifol iddo wedi cael ei garcharu yn Llys y Goron Casnewydd.Siaradodd PC Nathan Attwell â Richard Nodwell, 37 oed, pan roedd ar ddyletswydd ar 20 Rhagfyr 2023. Roedd y swyddog yn ymateb i alwad 999 yn ardal…
UPDATE (24 March 2025): The CPS has authorised another person to be charged with an offence in connection with this case.Sai Raj Manne (DOB: 04/04/2000), of no fixed abode, has been charged with the offence of participating in the activities of an organised crime group.Manne appeared at Cardiff MC…
Three men who kidnapped a London music producer by luring him to a cottage in West Wales have been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.Faiz Shah, 23, Mohammad Comrie, 23, and Elijah Ogunnubi-Sime, 20, targeted the victim due to the fact he was Jewish and planned the crime on a Telegram group chat,…
Mae tri dyn wedi eu dedfrydu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe am herwgipio cynhyrchydd cerddoriaeth o Lundain drwy ei ddenu i fwthyn yng Ngorllewin Cymru.Fe wnaeth Faiz Shah, 23, Mohammad Comrie, 23, a Elijah Ogunnubi-Sime, 20 , gynllunio'r drosedd mewn sgwrs grŵp ar wefan negeseuo Telegram a wedi…
A man who killed a former colleague after a night out together has been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.The victim, 22-year-old Liam Morgan-Whittle, had been out drinking with friends on 24 March 2023 when they were joined by Jason Thomas, 40. The two men knew each other as they had previously…
A man who murdered his son’s partner has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years at Swansea Crown Court.Richard Jones, 50, attended the property in Llanelli on 5 July 2024 shortly after Sophie Evans, 30, had arrived home after taking her children to school. Jones killed…
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