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Two men who continued to punch an unconscious man have been sentenced to life imprisonment at Swansea Crown Court for his murder.Joseph Dix, 26, and Macauley Ruddock, 28, were staying in the Travelodge on Princess Way, having travelled to Swansea for work. On 16 July 2024 they went drinking in…
Mae dyn 24 oed a drywanodd ei ffrind i farwolaeth yng Nghaerdydd ar noswyl Nadolig wedi cael ei ddedfrydu i garchar am oes yn Llys y Goron Caerdydd.Roedd Dylan Thomas wedi bod yn rhannu eiddo yn ardal Llandaf gyda ffrind o’r ysgol. Ar 24 Rhagfyr 2023, ar ôl bod yn nhŷ ei fam-gu, daeth Thomas yn ôl…
Mae dau ddyn, a barhaodd i daro dyn anymwybodol, wedi cael eu dedfrydu i garchar am oes yn Llys y Goron Abertawe am ei lofruddio.Roedd Joseph Dix, 26 oed, a Macauley Ruddock, 28 oed, yn aros yn y Travelodge ar Ffordd y Dywysoges, ar ôl teithio i Abertawe i weithio.Ar 16 Gorffennaf 2024, aethant i…
Cafodd llofrudd ddedfryd o garchar am oes ar ôl iddo ladd dyn gydag un ergyd â dwrn tu allan i dafarn, a bydd yn treulio o leiaf un-ar-bymtheg o flynyddoedd yn y carchar.Cafodd Christopher Cooper, 39, ei ddedfrydu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe heddiw, am ladd dyn gydag un ergyd â dwrn y tu allan i…
A killer who murdered a man with one punch outside a pub has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years.Christopher Cooper, 39, was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court today, for killing a man with one punch outside a pub in Gorseinon.In May 2024, Kelvin Evans was out with his…
Cafodd dyn ei ddedfrydu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe am ladd ei gymydog 71 oed, a hynny ar ôl bwrw dedfryd oes am lofruddiaeth yn y gorffennol.Gyda’r nos ar 22 Awst 2023, aeth Brian Whitelock, 56, i fflat yr hyfforddwr marchogaeth wedi ymddeol, Wendy Buckney, yng Nghlydach, Abertawe.Y bore canlynol,…
A man who killed his 71-year-old neighbour after already serving a life sentence for a previous murder has been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.Brian Whitelock, 56, went to retired riding school instructor - Wendy Buckney’s flat in Clydach, Swansea, on the evening of 22 August 2023. The…
Mae dyn a oedd yn delio cyffuriau ar strydoedd Casnewydd wedi cael ei ddedfrydu am lofruddiaeth ar ôl iddo drywanu dyn arall yn y frest.Cyfaddefodd David Sisman, 21, yn y Llys y bu’n delio cyffuriau ar 14 Mai 2024 yn ardal y Maendy pan ddaeth Lee Crewe ato.Estynnodd Sisman gyllell a thrywanu’r…
A man who was dealing drugs on the streets of Newport has been sentenced for murder after he stabbed another man in the chest.David Sisman, 21, admitted in Court that he was dealing drugs on 14 May 2024 in the Maindee area when he was approached by Lee Crewe.Sisman produced a knife and stabbed the…
A Gwent Police officer who assaulted his wife on two occasions has been sentenced to two years and six months at Cardiff Crown Court.Whilst the couple were at home on 25 January 2020, an argument arose which resulted in Huw Orphan, 32, leaving the house.When the victim tried shutting the door,…
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