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Mae dyn a dorrodd i mewn i eiddo yn y Rhyl a lladd menyw 69 oed wedi cael ei ddedfrydu i garchar am oes yn Llys y Goron Caernarfon.Torrodd Dean Mears, 34 oed, i mewn i’r tŷ ar Ffordd Cefndy yn y Rhyl yn hwyr y nos ar 24 Hydref 2024.Ar ôl ymgais aflwyddiannus i fynd i mewn drwy’r drws, torrodd Mears…
A man who broke into a property in Rhyl and killed a 69-year-old woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment at Caernarfon Crown Court.Dean Mears, 34, broke into the house on Cefndy Road in Rhyl late at night on 24 October 2024.After unsuccessfully trying to get in through the door, Mears smashed…
A teenager who fatally stabbed another man in the thigh has been sentenced to life imprisonment at Cardiff Crown Court. Corey Gauci, 19, was with James O’Driscoll, 27, in the Ely area of Cardiff on 7 April 2024 looking to confront Christian Morgan over an ongoing dispute. Colin Richards, who…
A 14-year-old girl who stabbed two teachers and a pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman has been sentenced for attempted murder at Swansea Crown Court today.The teenager, who cannot be named due to her age, had previously admitted the triple stabbing which took place on 24 April 2024, but had denied…
Mae geneth 14 mlwydd oed a drywanodd ddwy athrawes a disgybl yn Ysgol Dyffryn Aman wedi ei dedfrydu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe heddiw.Roedd y ferch, yn ei harddegau, nad oes modd ei henwi oherwydd ei hoedran, eisoes wedi cyfaddef i drywanu tri o bobl ar 24 Ebrill 2024 ond wedi gwadu ymgeisio i'w…
Mae prifathro a oedd wedi defnyddio tyndro i ymosod ar aelod o’i staff addysgu wedi ei garcharu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe.Roedd Anthony John Felton, 54, yn ei waith yn Ysgol Gatholig a Chanolfan Chweched Dosbarth Sant Joseff ar 5 Mawrth 2025, pan arfogodd ei hun â thyndro a mynd i chwilio am ei…
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…
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 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…
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…
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